When I first moved from a typewriter and lineprinter world to PCs and minis, I
used the default 9-point default font size. I had no trouble reading that font
size and was shocked to learn anyone else did but started using 11-point instead
as a courtesy. Then about 4 years ago, I started having problems reading small
print. :-)

Regardless of whatever solution is chosen for the web site, I suggest an
additional solution for those who have difficulty reading small print: get a new
mouse. Microsoft (at the risk of starting a religious war) makes a mouse with a
"magnifier" button. When activated, it magnifies the portion of the screen
around the cursor and the magnified portion follows the cursor as the mouse
moves. Thus, the entire web page can be displayed (so scrolling is not needed)
while the portion around the cursor is (more) readable. Push the button to
activate the magnifier and again to de-activate it. When magnification is
deactivated, it behaves as a normal mouse.

I have used such a mouse with various Windows systems and it is a lot more
usable than the orinal Windows XP accessibility option. I don't know how well
it works with other operating systems but perhaps there are other mice that work
with other operating systems.

Bob

--- In elna-retpagxo@yahoogroups.com, Jim Henry <jimhenry1973@...> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 6:17 PM, David
> Wolff<movado@...> wrote:
>
> > Russ Williams verkis:
>
> >> For those who know about changing font, it's not hard. But given the
> >> many times I've seen people in forums complain about small fonts and
> >> not know how to change them in their browser options, I sincerely
> >> think it's a mistake to have such an obviously tiny font for the
>
> > My 54-year-old eyeballs were also taken aback by the small font.  I'm an
> > experienced FireFox user, but it seems, ah, _non-optimal_ to have to
> > futz with the website the moment you enter it.
>
> I agree that the default type size is a bit small.
>
> Would it be convenient to have type-size-adjusting links/buttons
> *on the website itself*, as Making Light has?
>
> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/
>
> [...]
> --
> Jim Henry
> http://www.pobox.com/~jimhenry/
>