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Title: Message box font size
Post by: Jimbob on 24 October 2008, 14:35:52
The font size box ranges from 6 - 24 with a default of 11.

some people select 6 or 7 to type as a whisper, but this is unreadable on many monitors, 8 is just readable.

Can 6 & 7 be removed from the list leaving just the readable sizes?

Sure many people are fed up, or cant be bothered to hit quote to see what is being said in a readable size.

Title: Re: Message box font size
Post by: Andy B on 25 October 2008, 13:24:18
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...... some people select 6 or 7 to type as a whisper, but this is unreadable on many monitors,  ....

Surely that's the point of putting the type in 6 or 7. ;)  ;)  :y :y :y
Title: Re: Message box font size
Post by: ngrainqey on 25 October 2008, 15:25:16
if you have internet explorer 7 then it has the zoom function in the btm r.hand corner
Title: Re: Message box font size
Post by: Danny on 25 October 2008, 15:32:23
if you just click "quote" on anyones message that uses 6 or 7 size, you'll see what it says!!

click quote on this post of mine for example and read the next line.....

then you should be able to read this
Title: Re: Message box font size
Post by: Vamps on 26 October 2008, 01:29:56
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if you just click "quote" on anyones message that uses 6 or 7 size, you'll see what it says!!

click quote on this post of mine for example and read the next line.....

then you should be able to read this

So it does.... :)
Title: Re: Message box font size
Post by: Danny on 26 October 2008, 10:04:45
I think Jimbob's the only one so far fed up of clicking quote :D

after all, the small font is kind of simulating muttering under one's breath in the light-hearted manner in which it's used on here :D
Title: Re: Message box font size
Post by: Jimbob on 26 October 2008, 10:48:52
correct, I like the idea of whispering...

But my point was more to do with using fonts so small they cant even be squinted at to be read.

Was thinking the main offenders thought they were actually readable, as they were on their own monitors, not taking others into account.
Title: Re: Message box font size
Post by: TheBoy on 26 October 2008, 11:04:30
I can read them all without quoting  :-/
Title: Re: Message box font size
Post by: Entwood on 26 October 2008, 17:02:29
I find Cntrl+ "+" followed by Cntrl+ "-"  works very well  ...  :)
Title: Re: Message box font size
Post by: Bandit127 on 26 October 2008, 18:02:53
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I find Cntrl+ "+" followed by Cntrl+ "-"  works very well  ...  :)
Or - if you have a wheely botton on your mouse....

Hold CTRL and scroll forwards (up).  :) :y
Title: Re: Message box font size
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 28 October 2008, 08:12:49
I can read them fine.......have you got your graphics card res set correctly.....
Title: Re: Message box font size
Post by: Jimbob on 28 October 2008, 08:38:21
To clarify.....

I use several computers.....

I can use computers  ;) , and know the tricks to view small posts be it quote, or zooming.

My main computer, no issue at all, all readable,
on the laptop, size 6, on a white background, you cannot natively read.

Ive put a size test in the test zone for anyone to check with.

Mine cannot be the only one like this, so was trying to resolve a possible 'problem' for a subset of users.

That said, thanks for all the helpful tips ;)
Title: Re: Message box font size
Post by: TheBoy on 28 October 2008, 18:52:56
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To clarify.....

I use several computers.....

I can use computers  ;) , and know the tricks to view small posts be it quote, or zooming.

My main computer, no issue at all, all readable,
on the laptop, size 6, on a white background, you cannot natively read.

Ive put a size test in the test zone for anyone to check with.

Mine cannot be the only one like this, so was trying to resolve a possible 'problem' for a subset of users.

That said, thanks for all the helpful tips ;)
specsavers?
Title: Re: Message box font size
Post by: Jimbob on 29 October 2008, 07:38:50
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Quote
To clarify.....

I use several computers.....

I can use computers  ;) , and know the tricks to view small posts be it quote, or zooming.

My main computer, no issue at all, all readable,
on the laptop, size 6, on a white background, you cannot natively read.

Ive put a size test in the test zone for anyone to check with.

Mine cannot be the only one like this, so was trying to resolve a possible 'problem' for a subset of users.

That said, thanks for all the helpful tips ;)
specsavers?

My eyesight is spot on thank you!

on the 2 laptops, running at native resolution, no clear type!
first, cant read 6 on white, enough to make a guess
second cant read 6 on white or blue.
Main PC - read it all no problem.

It is obviously less of a problem than I thought, would have thought more users would have found the same  :-/
Title: Re: Message box font size
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 29 October 2008, 14:47:17
I can read it on my little laptop screen (IBM X31)......and without my glasses!
Title: Re: Message box font size
Post by: Jimbob on 29 October 2008, 14:53:03
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I can read it on my little laptop screen (IBM X31)......and without my glasses!


I'll have to have a look at the weekend

T23 and R61 are the ones here, X are higher quality iirc.