Posted by Bergamot on 02/18/07 19:01

TaliesinSoft wrote:
>
> What I should have stated more clearly is that there are a great many sites
> that use both graphics and text to convey textual information and that when
> the enlarge/reduce text action is taken only the text changes size and not
> the graphic.

Well duh, that's because that feature of the browser only targets plain
text. Page zoom is something else entirely. If that's the result you
want, then stick with Opera or whatever other browser gives you that.

> Furthermore, on literally every site I've visited enlarging the
> text eventually produces a complete hodge-podge.

That's due to poor web design, often caused by designers who think a web
page should behave the same as a printed page. That's incorrect thinking.

> That's why I think the
> proper solution is to have services directly in the operating system itself
> to serve the special needs of the visually impaired.

Not everyone shares that opinion. There are varying degrees of
"impaired" and no one-size-fits-all solution. I just need a little
larger than average text size, not some full-blown magnifier. Text zoom
is all I want.

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Berg

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