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Posted by Neredbojias on 12/11/06 03:42
To further the education of mankind, "Chris F.A. Johnson"
<cfajohnson@gmail.com> vouchsafed:
>>> What about people who don't see so well and have to enlarge your
>>> fonts? What happens to your fixed width sites on a few size
>>> increases?
>>
>> Ya know, I've heard that many times. And I am definitely an
>> anti-fixed- width/pro-fluid website fan. However, the though occurs
>> to me it isn't really a valid argument. What about people who see
>> poorly and want to read a book? Sure, they can buy a large-text
>> version (if and when it's available, which is hardly always) or
>> acquired an aural edition, but neither of these comes packaged with
>> the normal, everyday version.
>
> Why would you want to debilitate web pages when they can remove the
> problem? I now have to remove my glasses and hold a book very close
> to my eyes in order to read it (and I still read several books per
> week). It's not comfortable, and I only do it in bed. Why would you
> want to make web pages as difficult to read when the concept makes
> them flexible and legible to anyone?
Well, it's like this. I simply don't believe that the onus of making a web
page completely (so-called-)"accessible" rests with the pagemaker. What
there should be is client-side software that is capable of adapting a
"normal" page to compensate for the various deficiencies human beings are
prone to throughout their lives or acquired by accident or birth. The
Opera whole-page zoom feature is a good if nacent example of this.
Sure, some care can and should be taken to allow for the web's natural
advantage at rendering a page in various ways to suit various visitors.
But what is the limit? I've read several of the "official"
useability/accessibility guidelines for web authors, and, to be blunt, they
are a fucking joke. Certain people here promote making a page generally
ipod capable, and that is a joke. Furthermore, I quite agree with Travis
Newbury that "fixed" pages are more appropriate in certain instances. I
don't particularly like them and won't visit "bells-and-bangles" sites, but
that doesn't invalidate the fact.
A normally well-made and valid web page is not debilitated. If _you_ can't
read it, the fault lies at your end.
--
Neredbojias
Infinity has its limits.
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