Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 13:21:42 EDT
From: Deb Fuller <[log in to unmask]>
I can think of a few ways to do this.
First would be to copy the pages and apply a style to them for big
fonts. That wouldn't be too hard to do and with cascading style
sheets these days, it's pretty easy to make sweeping changes like
that. Then you would link make a link to the large print pages.
The other way I can think of is to put everything in the default
font and make a note for people to change their browser defaults to
whatever size they want. This might be a little more complicated for
the user but involves less effort on your part.
Mark gets on his soapbox. I think this is the wrong way to think
about it. It actually takes a good bit more care and testing on the
designer's part to make sure that their pages look good at different
screen sizes, different screen resolutions, and with the visitor
having significant control over the way the page looks. [Or maybe even
having the page run through a text to speech program!] I also think
that informing the user that they can control the size of their fonts
is liberating. I am currently typing into an editor that I've made the
font size larger than standard, and I've instructed my Netscape
browser to ignore the font size on the pages I read and use my larger
fonts. And its been that way for years now.
I an very disappointed in sites that try and countermand my
desires. For instance, the "Sensations" exhibit online description has
the HTML <font size=1>, which makes the fonts (even with my larger default
fonts) very, very small. I couldn't read the page. Nope. Totally
indecipherable. I had to copy it over to my machine, edit out the font
directives that made the page unreadable, and only then could I find
out what the controversy is about. I believe in the future users will
have even more control over the presentations in such matters as
controlling the number of animation cycles of animating gifs. I think
for the most part this is a good thing. I step off my soapbox.
Mark.
In a message dated Tue, 26 Oct 1999 1:02:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Mary Burke <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> e iola and others:
>
> Not a comment about a specific website, but a comment in general:
>
> I attended a website for seniors development meeting last week and wondered
> if it's possible to install a "Large Print Edition" button on one's website?
> *Most* sites are challenging for the less visually acute (bifocal wearers,
> etc.). I suppose one would have to compose another page in a large font and
> the button would be a link...but is there a better way?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Mary Burke
>
>
> At 12:32 PM 10/23/99 PDT, you wrote:
> >I am game if no one else is! Let me know. I've got lots of questions to ask
> >to start some pretty good discussions. First off, if everyone sends their
> >museum website addy to me, i will combine the info and send it to everyone.
> >Then we can all take the time to look at the sites and discuss how each
> >institution is using the web as a marketing tool for starters.
> >
> >eiola
> >
> >[log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> >>From: "Macon Co. Historical Society" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: [log in to unmask]
> >>Subject: Re: website discussion
> >>Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 08:40:04 -0500
> >>
> >>This is a great idea. But now we need somebody to start it. Any takers?
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Krazmien, Mindy <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l
> >>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Date: Friday, October 22, 1999 8:35 AM
> >>Subject: Re: website discussion
> >>
> >>
> >> >I also agree that it should be kept on-list, and I would be interested in
> >> >participating.
> >> >
> >> >Mindy Krazmien
> >> >Exhibitions Manager
> >> >Queens Library Gallery
> >> >
> >> >Tel: 718-990-8642
> >> >Fax: 718-291-8936
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >From: Heather Price [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> >> >Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 4:54 AM
> >> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >> >Subject: Re: website discussion
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Nicki Brookes wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Personally, i would prefer to keep it on-list to keep it
> >> >> as open as possible, and to encourage as many 'non-Web
> >> >> types' as possible to participate regularly. Maybe we
> >> >> should give it a go here and if the response is so
> >> >> overwelming that it starts to clog up the list, we could
> >> >> move it elsewhere.
> >> >
> >> >I agree, Nicki. When you first proposed it, I envisioned
> >> >something like the "Bookclub of the Air" on NPR's Talk of
> >> >the Nation. The book is announced ahead of time, then
> >> >anyone who wants to read it and participate may do so. In
> >> >our case, a website would be selected, anyone who wishes
> >> >could take a look at it, and then offer constructive
> >> >comments.
> >> >
> >> >Heather Price
> >> >Ella Sharp Museum Jackson, MI
> >> >
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