FW: font size toggle issues

ML & I had a side chat because I didn't reply to all.

Sorry,  Andrew

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Lenz [mailto:mlenz@cisco.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, 23 February 2005 1:01 PM
> To: Andrew Arch
> Subject: Re: font size toggle issues
>
>
> I thought so too, but don't recall specifically. I think we said yes on
> the toggle, then at a later date decided that, and didn't update the
> comp to reflect the change.
>
>
> On Feb 22, 2005, at 4:35 PM, Andrew Arch wrote:
>
>> Didn't we have this discussion previously - and decide to provide
>> education/instructions, not built in techniques? (Sorry, can't find 
>> the
>> reference.)
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: public-wai-eo-site-request@w3.org
>> [mailto:public-wai-eo-site-request@w3.org]On Behalf Of Michael Lenz
>> Sent: Tuesday, 22 February 2005 6:33 PM
>> To: Wayne Dick
>> Cc: Justin Thorp; public-wai-eo-site@w3.org
>> Subject: Re: font size toggle issues
>>
>>
>>
>> The value I see here is if we were to used fixed (px) based CSS as
>> default, then the toggle has pretty good value. But it looks like that
>> isn't going to happen, hence it really isn't needed, and as Wayne
>> pointed out, could cause a bit of confusion on the developers side of
>> the house.
>>
>> -ml
>>
>>
>> On Feb 21, 2005, at 12:10 PM, Wayne Dick wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> To the Website Team,
>>>
>>> I really appreciate the work Justin and the rest of you have on the
>>> enlargement of text, but I'm not sure it is the right approach.  To 
>>> me
>>> adding large print buttons is like providing a text only option.  It
>>> leads to the comfortable assumption that a developer is done with a
>>> given population.
>>>
>>> This worries me because developers will look to the WAI as a model to
>>> emulate.  This may give developers the false impression that they 
>>> need
>>> to build local assistive technologies into their pages.  Few web
>>> developers have the skills or time to do that well.  So they may be
>>> tempted to skip accessibility.
>>>
>>> We need to communicate that the way to achieve accessibility is to
>>> follow the guidelines -accessibility and technical.    Web developers
>>> just need to facilitate assistive technology by producing good web
>>> content.  I think that is the example we need to project.
>>>
>>> Don't worry. Lazy users with low vision won't find our site.  You 
>>> have
>>> to enlarge Google first.
>>>
>>> You all are doing great work on this site.  It is nice to look at; 
>>> the
>>> navigation is getting better and better.  It behaves much better than
>>> other sites even when I apply my magic enlargement potions.  Keep it
>>> up.
>>>
>>> Wayne
>>>
>>
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