On 2 Sep 2005, at 9:39 am, Donna Maurer wrote:
I've been doing usability tests and user research for years and
yesterday was the first
time I ever saw someone change the font in a usability test - everyone
else just leans
forward and squints. I'd estimate 5% of people I have interviewed use
a font other than
the default.
I've never seen any study or resource. The topic has come up on a
number of my
usability lists and the general consensus is that most of the general
user population (ie
those who do not create sites) do not know about the feature.
We used to have a Kinkos shop in the area (mixed
residential/university). I often used their PC for additional browser
testing, and about 50% of the time, the font-size setting had been
changed, either to 'smaller' or 'larger'.
I quizzed the shop manager about it, and about half of the users were
elder people. Most could apparently resize the font-size, a few needed
help from the staff.
(nothing scientific here, just a few tidbits).
Philippe
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Philippe Wittenbergh
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