On 6 September 2012 04:40, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 2012-09-05 at 16:37 +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote: >> is there any way of requiring web-pages to use larger fonts? > > Some web browsers do let you do that. Those with with the extremely > minimal user-interface and configuration options mayn't. > > However, do this with caution, and test it out. I've seen pages where > you increase the size of the fonts, only for them to be cropped off. As > the author has specified small fonts constrained inside a fixed-size box > or a form text-field box, which doesn't enlarge with a bigger font size. > > Some browsers change font sizing with a zoom feature, which will also > increase the graphics size. That may, or may not, be a desirable > feature. > > Incidentally, if you have a problem with a site like this that you need to use regularly it's worth emailing them to highlight the problem and also point them to the W3C accessibility pages http://www.w3.org/standards/webdesign/accessibility If you're dealing with a UK company it's a legal requirement for them to address accessibility (while not completely familiar with the law on this I think it may apply to all UK sites, however a bank would probably be more concerned about it than some individual blogger). http://www.rnib.org.uk/professionals/webaccessibility/lawsandstandards/Pages/uk_law.aspx Other countries may also have legal requirements for accessibility http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_accessibility#Legally_required_web_accessibility -- imalone http://ibmalone.blogspot.co.uk -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
