- From: Jon Gunderson <jongund@uiuc.edu>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 11:14:05 -0500
- To: "Ian B. Jacobs" <ij@w3.org>
- Cc: Tantek Celik <tantek@cs.stanford.edu>, w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
Response in JRG: Ian said: >So, a UA could conform by only supporting the largest font (which I >don't >think that they would do in practice). I think that supporting only one >large font would lead to poor usability. Some variation is required so >that >users can balance size requirements with the desire to optimize how much >data the user can view. I am uncomfortable saying that one big font >meets >the accessibility (and usability) requirements of users with low vision. JRG: I guess it comes down to whether the working group trusts developers to pick an usable lower limit or the user agent guidelines requiring a lower limit in many cases that is clearly not usable by anyone (e.g. 1 point). I really don't think any user agent developer who wants people to use their technology would hardwire the largest size font size for a particular font family. Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services MC-574 College of Applied Life Studies University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign 1207 S. Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820 Voice: (217) 244-5870 Fax: (217) 333-0248 E-mail: jongund@uiuc.edu WWW: http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~jongund WWW: http://www.w3.org/wai/ua
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