Re: font size toggle issues

Justin,

Thanks for initial comments! Also interested in any implementation issues (e.g., solution requires cookies) as well as critiques (e.g., on mailing lists).

Also, I'm thinking we might want a combination of options, e.g., in that top bar a 3 size font toggle and keep the link that goes to a page that teachs how to change in your own browser, as well as possibly different style sheets to pick from.

Hope you have a great weekend!

~ Shawn


Justin Thorp wrote:
> 
> We had talked about the possibility of having a font size toggle on the 
> WAI web site.  Does having a font toggle set a precedent that you need 
> to have one in order to make your site accessible?
> 
> I have seen font size toggles done different ways.
> 
> Wired.com's approach is definitely one of them. 
> (http://www.wired.com/).  Wired.com only gives the user three options 
> for font sizes.  What if a user wants to have their font bigger or 
> smaller then the three options that it has to offer?
> 
> Another approach is to give a set of different style sheets that the 
> user can switch from.  You could probably setup different style sheets 
> that would taylor to different disabilities.  I would think that 
> disabilities are so unique and because people could have multiple 
> disabilities, that it would be hard to nail down a certain set of 
> styles.  Here are some examples:
> http://www.alistapart.com/d/bodyswitchers/iotbs.html
> http://www.websemantics.co.uk/accessibility/#switchstyles
> 
> I would suggest having a control where you can make the font size bigger 
> or smaller.  Another idea would be to have a pull down menu with ten or 
> fifteen sizes in it.  I would think we want to give the user the widest 
> amount of possibilities because needs different so greatly.
> 
> I am going to see if I can put together an example over the weekend.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Justin Thorp
> 
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> Justin Thorp
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Received on Saturday, 19 February 2005 03:17:06 UTC