Font Scaling Increase

[Spotted Dick]

Hi,

 

I have made a small change to increase the default font scaling across the site. Essentially this will mean the text will appear slightly larger. The idea being to improve readability.

This change will not appear on the legacy theme, only the default one. Feedback welcome.

Cheers

 

Rich

[JJPHG]

As somebody whose glasses (the reading type) are getting thicker by the year, I personally welcome it

[tree monkey]

4 minutes ago, RichM said:

Hi,

 

I have made a small change to increase the default font scaling across the site. Essentially this will mean the text will appear slightly larger. The idea being to improve readability.

This change will not appear on the legacy theme, only the default one. Feedback welcome.

Cheers

 

Rich

Thank god for that, I thought I was going mad.

 

Oh and yeah no issues and it will probably be OK once I get used to it

[Stilllearning]

I hadn’t even noticed.....

[David Schweizer]

The new size is fine, but I always change font size on sites if it is too small or too big by pressing cntl / + or -

 

 

Edited December 31, 2021 by David Schweizer

[M_JG]

Hadn't noticed until it was mentioned but it's fine.

 

Still need my goggles but yes it is even easier to read.

[MtB]

13 minutes ago, Stilllearning said:

I hadn’t even noticed.....

 

Noticed what?

 

🤣

[Loddon]

I use Legacy so matters not a jot

[David Mack]

I can't see any difference on my phone (default theme). Do I need to clear the cache or anything to see it?

[Bacchus]

Odd, but I can see a larger font in this thread but not others. Maybe my eyes are going squiffy, I have just driven to Huddersfield

 

For my ha'penneth, I prefer a small font; apart from getting more content for the same real-estate on the screen, it will be self-levelling for forum - the older and more cantankerous we get, the harder it will be to get involved (c:

[MtB]

7 minutes ago, Bacchus said:

For my ha'penneth, I prefer a small font; apart from getting more content for the same real-estate on the screen

 

Same here. Prefer the smaller font but not because of the actual font size.

 

For me on a 12" laptop, the bigger font has also scaled up all the white background areas too, wasting even more of my precious and limited 'screen estate'. Can we go back to the normal font size please? 

[Peanut]

As we get older, our eyesight deteriorates.  Some websites are almost unreadable, due to font size and background colour choice, and a lack of contrast.

 

Making the site accessible to those whose vision is not as good can only be a good thing.  Peeps with good eyesight will be able to see alright either way.

 

Speaking of someone developing macular in one eye, I would never have had a problem previously, but now appreciate good web design.

[MtB]

49 minutes ago, Peanut said:

As we get older, our eyesight deteriorates.  Some websites are almost unreadable, due to font size and background colour choice, and a lack of contrast.

 

And for those people there is Control + or Command + on Apples to make the font bigger. 

[Loddon]

I've just got an apple out of the fruit basket, cant see any of that on it

 

[MtB]

1 hour ago, Loddon said:

I've just got an apple out of the fruit basket, cant see any of that on it

 

 

Your eyesight is obviously terrible!!

 

[LadyG]

I've changed my mind, it's too big for tablet

[BEngo]

If the font is scaling more, would it be best to treat it with a needle gun and some two-pack or would Fontan work?

 

N

[bizzard]

Also I can now reply to posts once again in Firefox instead of having to use Edge or Chrome. Many thanks Rich M.