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Why do people insist on specifying a tiny font size that I can't read? (Or for that matter, specifying a font size at all, instead of just leaving it to the def

by pdonis 4y ago

Why do people insist on specifying a tiny font size that I can't read? (Or for that matter, specifying a font size at all, instead of just leaving it to the default, which I, the reader, can adjust appropriately for my preferences and eye capabilities?)

skyyler 4y ago
Can you not re-adjust the font after it's specified? I'm confused. I was able to Ctrl+Plus it
- pdonis 4y ago
  Of course I can zoom. I had to zoom to 150% to make the page readable. But I shouldn't have to. This kind of content has no reason to force any particular font size.
- dredmorbius 4y ago
  Many browsers don't zoom, or zoom in useless ways --- full page rather than fonts, as an example. Firefox/Android hides zoom under three clicks: Kebab -> Settings -> Accessiblity -> Font Size It applies the same zoom to all websites, and does not remember per-website zoom settings. I'm increasingly going to my newest favourite browser (at least on Android & e-ink), EinkBro, which has font zoom directly on the toolbar, immediately available. It's easier to access / change credit card settings than font size on Firefox / Android. I've used the browser family since Netscape days. I'm wondering who the hell is running the show there.
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pvg 4y ago
Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—things like article or website formats, name collisions, or back-button breakage. They're too common to be interesting. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Tagbert 4y ago
That page has almost no formatting. It is nearly all raw html. You can certainly zoom the page in your browser or apply client-side styling to change the font. While there are sites that make it difficult to read due to aggressive styling, this is most definitely not one of them.
- pdonis 4y ago
  The stylesheet forces small font sizes for the body text. I don't see why I should have to spend my time doing client-side styling to override the braindead choices of a site designer.
a1369209993 4y ago
Why do people insist on using a web browser that prioritises websites' specifications over their own?
- pdonis 4y ago
  If your browser ignores CSS stylesheets, it's going to have a hard time getting much traction. I suppose I could spend time crafting site-specific stylesheets for all the sites that insist, for no good reason, on having CSS that makes them unreadable, and then tell my browser to use my custom stylesheet to override the one the site specified. But why would a site designer force me to do this? For content that shouldn't care about things like font sizes anyway?
  - dredmorbius 4y ago
    Increased use of Reader Mode makes me think that the tide may well be changing. Web design isn't the solution. Web design is the problem.

by pdonis 4y ago

skyyler 4y ago

Can you not re-adjust the font after it's specified? I'm confused. I was able to Ctrl+Plus it

pdonis 4y ago
Of course I can zoom. I had to zoom to 150% to make the page readable. But I shouldn't have to. This kind of content has no reason to force any particular font size.
dredmorbius 4y ago
Many browsers don't zoom, or zoom in useless ways --- full page rather than fonts, as an example. Firefox/Android hides zoom under three clicks: Kebab -> Settings -> Accessiblity -> Font Size It applies the same zoom to all websites, and does not remember per-website zoom settings. I'm increasingly going to my newest favourite browser (at least on Android & e-ink), EinkBro, which has font zoom directly on the toolbar, immediately available. It's easier to access / change credit card settings than font size on Firefox / Android. I've used the browser family since Netscape days. I'm wondering who the hell is running the show there.

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pvg 4y ago

Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—things like article or website formats, name collisions, or back-button breakage. They're too common to be interesting. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Tagbert 4y ago

That page has almost no formatting. It is nearly all raw html. You can certainly zoom the page in your browser or apply client-side styling to change the font. While there are sites that make it difficult to read due to aggressive styling, this is most definitely not one of them.

pdonis 4y ago
The stylesheet forces small font sizes for the body text. I don't see why I should have to spend my time doing client-side styling to override the braindead choices of a site designer.

a1369209993 4y ago

Why do people insist on using a web browser that prioritises websites' specifications over their own?

pdonis 4y ago
If your browser ignores CSS stylesheets, it's going to have a hard time getting much traction. I suppose I could spend time crafting site-specific stylesheets for all the sites that insist, for no good reason, on having CSS that makes them unreadable, and then tell my browser to use my custom stylesheet to override the one the site specified. But why would a site designer force me to do this? For content that shouldn't care about things like font sizes anyway?
- dredmorbius 4y ago
  Increased use of Reader Mode makes me think that the tide may well be changing. Web design isn't the solution. Web design is the problem.