On 23-Aug-05, at 10:05 PM, neil@civicspacelabs.org wrote:
Unless someone else decides to take over the fontsize module I will end of life it. Here is why:
Ooo.. Can't say I'm willing to step up to the plate on this one.. But I do like the module.. Not to say that this functionality couldn't be accomplished through a theme, but the module makes it so, so damn easy to implement.
- All web browsers with sizable text have usable sizing controls.
Which most of our mothers/fathers will not be able to find on their own browser, let alone if they are at someone else's computer.
- I can't actually find anything in US Sec. 508 or W3C WAI saying these resizing thingers are recomended.
Haven't dug into those recommendations. But a few on the other side. Now, this is from 2002, but: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20020819.html "Consider adding a button that loads an alternate style sheet with really big font sizes if most of your site's visitors are senior citizens or low-vision users. Few users know how to find or use the built-in font size feature in current browsers, and adding such a button within your pages will help users easily increase text size. However, because every extra feature takes away from the rest of the page, I don't recommend such a button for mainstream websites." Slightly more recent (2004): http://www.alistapart.com/articles/relafont/ "Relative font sizes make websites more accessible and easier to read — but they’re not much help unless the person using the site can find a way to actually change text size."
- It can be baked into your theme if necessary.
Yeah.. You just have a nice solution right now that helps bridge what a designer (or client) wants and what a visitor can easily understand. Mike -- Mike Gifford, OpenConcept Consulting Free Software for Social Change -> http://www.openconcept.ca Latest launch Canadian Labour Congress / Congrès du travail du Canada http://canadianlabour.ca / http://congresdutravail.ca