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Title: Why is the font size so small on the internet??
Post by: MB_722 on January 05, 2008, 08:11:18 PM
I notice the font is soo small i have to magnify it with my browser.

Do you notice this aswell?

My screen resolution is 1280 X 1024. Everything looks small it's hurting my eyes.
Title: Re: Why is the font size so small on the internet??
Post by: danielson on January 05, 2008, 08:23:45 PM
Click view, then text size, then increase.
Title: Re: Why is the font size so small on the internet??
Post by: MB_722 on January 05, 2008, 08:28:42 PM
sometimes that doesn't even work.
Title: Re: Why is the font size so small on the internet??
Post by: 24KT on January 05, 2008, 11:28:56 PM
Maybe you need glasses?  8)
Title: Re: Why is the font size so small on the internet??
Post by: MB_722 on January 05, 2008, 11:38:29 PM
I do wear them.

I can see fine.
getbig - this is too small, usually found on most sites to be this size.

getbig this is readable.


[I have no idea why i am complaining about this.  ;D  Although I find that internet font is getting smaller and smaller. strains the eyes]

Title: Re: Why is the font size so small on the internet??
Post by: freespirit on January 06, 2008, 01:58:12 AM

I can see fine.



Really?

Really?

Really?

Really?

Really?
Title: Re: Why is the font size so small on the internet??
Post by: MB_722 on April 03, 2008, 05:29:46 PM
firefox solves this issue IE is terrible.
Title: Re: Why is the font size so small on the internet??
Post by: xxxLinda on April 04, 2008, 06:21:54 AM
I have old (but wonderful, Apple equipment, Bulldog IP and Firefox and it's happening all over.


I've noticed the same thing.  My Scrabble website downsized last week and it's now miniature.


Then the both the BBC and the Hotmail all of a sudden decreed they'd have a new wider screen.

I've only got a 10-year old purple iMac and the new sizing doesn't fit.


More scrolling...  You can try the Text upsize option in your View menu, but that just means you have to scroll horizontally even more.

There is a little magnify thing you can download, but it takes for ever and doesn't work on MacOX10.  Google magnifier.


I'm sure it'll all work out fine eventually.  I reckon they're trying to tell us to go out and get a new 'puter. 

Blame Bill Gates for stealing Apple's copyrights and making everything far too complicated (and making far too much money for doing so)  >>I do!

xL
Title: Re: Why is the font size so small on the internet??
Post by: BayGBM on April 04, 2008, 08:03:46 AM
Although many have been updated to take advantage of bigger resolutions, a lot of applications and websites were designed for the days when monitors only had a few resolutions—or one resolution—and screen size maxed out at 15”.

Many pages retain this size as a default assumption because they don’t want to ruin the computing experience for the many people who still have small monitors.  It’s nice to have the very latest computer (as I do) or the biggest monitor (as my friend does) but it’s not fair for software publishers or web page writers to assume that everyone has the latest and greatest.

If you do have a bigger monitor it is easy enough to change your screen’s resolution and increase the default text size in your browser window.

Title: Re: Why is the font size so small on the internet??
Post by: danielson on April 04, 2008, 09:37:15 AM
Although many have been updated to take advantage of bigger resolutions, a lot of applications and websites were designed for the days when monitors only had a few resolutions—or one resolution—and screen size maxed out at 15”.

Many pages retain this size as a default assumption because they don’t want to ruin the computing experience for the many people who still have small monitors.  It’s nice to have the very latest computer (as I do) or the biggest monitor (as my friend does) but it’s not fair for software publishers or web page writers to assume that everyone has the latest and greatest.

If you do have a bigger monitor it is easy enough to change your screen’s resolution and increase the default text size in your browser window.



Have you noticed that pics in the widescreen monitors make you look fat? Is there a way to fix that and still utilize the full screen?
Title: Re: Why is the font size so small on the internet??
Post by: MB_722 on April 05, 2008, 01:26:09 PM
no idea /\/\/\  :(

this picture is what it would be like without any magnification
Title: Re: Why is the font size so small on the internet??
Post by: MB_722 on April 05, 2008, 01:28:27 PM
this one could be considered normal
Title: Re: Why is the font size so small on the internet??
Post by: ozman on April 05, 2008, 01:58:23 PM

Really?

Really?

Really?

Really?

Really?

HA
Title: Re: Why is the font size so small on the internet??
Post by: ToxicAvenger on April 05, 2008, 02:01:05 PM
I notice the font is soo small i have to magnify it with my browser.

Do you notice this aswell?

My screen resolution is 1280 X 1024. Everything looks small it's hurting my eyes.

right click desktop then go to "properties" then click "settings" and modify screen resolution to less...till ya like your font size..
Title: Re: Why is the font size so small on the internet??
Post by: onlyme on April 05, 2008, 08:51:22 PM
right click desktop then go to "properties" then click "settings" and modify screen resolution to less...till ya like your font size..

Man I can't believe how many posts it took to finally get the answer.  good job
Title: Re: Why is the font size so small on the internet??
Post by: evandatp on April 07, 2008, 05:09:11 AM
No Squint is a decent firefox addon:

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/2592 (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/2592)

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NoSquint allows you to adjust the default text zoom level, which is useful if you have a small display or run at a very high resolution. NoSquint also optionally remembers the zoom level per site.
Title: Re: Why is the font size so small on the internet??
Post by: Euro-monster on April 07, 2008, 06:29:34 AM
right click desktop then go to "properties" then click "settings" and modify screen resolution to less...till ya like your font size..

It still is to big or to small Junaids....im on 1024x768 right now but still dont really like it!
Title: Re: Why is the font size so small on the internet??
Post by: MB_722 on April 07, 2008, 03:24:05 PM
No Squint is a decent firefox addon:

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/2592 (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/2592)


very nice! thank you  :)
Title: Re: Why is the font size so small on the internet??
Post by: ToxicAvenger on April 17, 2008, 06:19:52 PM
Man I can't believe how many posts it took to finally get the answer.  good job

i cant believe i'm the one that actually answered it...i'm strictly a WAN guy..i'm horrible with PCs and user level stuff..  :-\
Title: Re: Why is the font size so small on the internet??
Post by: ToxicAvenger on April 17, 2008, 06:20:41 PM
It still is to big or to small Junaids....im on 1024x768 right now but still dont really like it!

sorry man..thats the best i can do..

if you ever have a cisco related question or anything to do with wide area networking...i'm your man!  :-\