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Meta: irony is talking about bad UI, on a webpage where the typeface is just too damn big for a 1080p desktop screen, and using the browser's zoom out function

Meta: irony is talking about bad UI, on a webpage where the typeface is just too damn big for a 1080p desktop screen, and using the browser's zoom out function doesn't do anything because of some "clever" CSS for the font-size.

f1shy 2y ago
I was going to say the same. Have seen similar comments below… Real irony!
- netsharc 2y ago
  Ah, I skimmed through the comments and didn't see anything mentioning it. I must've skimmed way too fast!
  - pjc50 2y ago
    HN always comments on bad web page design, to the extent of detracting from the content.
    - teddyh 2y ago
      Bad web page design already detracts from the content. Complaints about bad web design are attempts to resurrect the content.
bheadmaster 2y ago
For anyone reading this, if you want to remove this "clever" CSS font-size, here's the option you need to disable in Inspect Element screen: :root { font-size: calc(1vw + 1vh + .5vmin); } It is bound to the <html> tag itself, so there's no need for element hunting.
mdavid626 2y ago
Why the hell would you do that? Makes no sense at all.
coremoff 2y ago
FYI Reader mode solves most of these problems (not that it should be needed)