Why is the font size so small on the internet??

[MB_722]

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.

[danielson]

Click view, then text size, then increase.

[MB_722]

sometimes that doesn't even work.

[24KT]

Maybe you need glasses? 

[MB_722]

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.    Although I find that internet font is getting smaller and smaller. strains the eyes]

[freespirit]

I can see fine.

Really?

Really?

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Really?

[MB_722]

firefox solves this issue IE is terrible.

[xxxLinda]

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

[BayGBM]

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.

[danielson]

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?

[MB_722]

no idea /\/\/\ 

this picture is what it would be like without any magnification

[MB_722]

this one could be considered normal

[ozman]

Really?

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HA

[ToxicAvenger]

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..

[onlyme]

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

[evandatp]

No Squint is a decent firefox addon:

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

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.

[Euro-monster]

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!

[MB_722]

No Squint is a decent firefox addon:

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

very nice! thank you 

[ToxicAvenger]

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.. 

[ToxicAvenger]

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..

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