Is it pointless to add “make this text bigger/smaller” buttons on a site that is using the very scaleble eM unit of measure? Do you think users ever increase their font size? If they do, would they be more likely to do it through their browser, or a by clicking a button provided by the site creators? Do you have any examples of where you’ve seen scalable text that you liked/didn’t like? I’d love to hear from you.
r00ts #
i think most people do not chage there font size when browsing the web. although i do think if there are well designed icon’s or somthing to darw me to changing the font size, then i would be more likly to mess with it. (personaly i always seem to go back to how it was intented for me to read for some reason)
cpawl #
I have never used this type of function once, even worse is the “theme” color changer… Zzzzz.
At the same time, from a usability standpoint- why not offer this? Can’t hurt, could only help. Though I too doubt that most if any take advantage of such things, then again the same can be said about most supposedly standard technologies. If your on that righteous path of belief then you mind as well fullfill it 100%.
joe d #
As web users become more aware they will increasingly use their browser tools to increase text size.
Regarding built-in style sheet text resizing, I’d think it depends on teh site demographics. If a site caters to a yound AND old audience, it makes sense to use a switcher. If a site is ONLY for young skater dudes, there’s no reason really.
An good examples of text-resizing that I dont like: http://ghettocooler.com which loses the right side column upon text size increase (probly due to a late night drunken code job ;)
A nice example of a switcher is http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/ which allows for not only font sizing but font family as well.
If only paper newspapers and magazines could do this. i luv the innernit.
admin #
Of course the real deal would be a scalable design including images.
joe d #
Or a Resolution dependant layout
mac #
i think its for old peoples
Sean #
I see it as another pointless trend that will die out, its a snazzy touch which I doubt anybody will ever need to use.
doli #
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! *snorts*
admin #
Gadgettopia talks about how he used grease monkey to make an online book more readable. That book happens to offer font resizing too. But it just wasn’t good enough.