Replying to comments about our web page design

Post by renewiltord » Fri, Apr 14, 2023, 3:16 PM UTC

jrm4 wrote: post #141

MavisBacon wrote: post #122

Per original link >>Arghhhh! Your pages give me a headache, and/or eyestrain. >Stop using the site immediately and consult a qualified ophthalmologist. Seriously, no static display on a modern and correctly adjusted VDU such as a computer monitor or phone screen should ever be inducing headaches or eyestrain in a healthy individual when properly used for reasonable time periods, and with sufficient breaks. If it is,…

I find it wildly ridiculous that we've more or less abandoned the practically simple idea of "the web is text, so just let people render the text how they want in their browsers. " Yet another reminder of the overblown nature of UX/UI in general. Given the current push for accessibility, seems like "make the text accessible" should be the goal above all else.

Post by asddubs » Fri, Apr 14, 2023, 3:19 PM UTC

davidmurdoch wrote: post #130

asddubs wrote: post #61

I think the one thing that strains the eyes a bit about the layout (besides people just using it as a metaphor for saying they don't like it) is that a lot of their themes use text shadow on all of the text, which makes it look slightly blurry, which in turn makes your eyes strain trying to focus on it.

They address this and tell you your browser is broken. But also that if you are using a non-broken browser and it's still hard to read for you then that's on purpose, they want it to be hard to read for you, because their content is for healthy people only.

Post by awb » Fri, Apr 14, 2023, 3:24 PM UTC

midenginedcoupe wrote: post #53

Reminds me of Lings Cars: https://www.lingscars.com/ Not a niche or hobbyist website, but a genuine car leasing company. Who's owner deliberately styled the site like this to act as a differentiator in a crowded market. It's certainly unique, I'll give them that.

Post by bombcar » Fri, Apr 14, 2023, 3:28 PM UTC

renewiltord wrote: post #151

jrm4 wrote: post #141

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I find it wildly ridiculous that we've more or less abandoned the practically simple idea of "the web is text, so just let people render the text how they want in their browsers. " Yet another reminder of the overblown nature of UX/UI in general. Given the current push for accessibility, seems like "make the text accessible" should be the goal above all else.

You can use a userstyle on the webpage. It works. It's quite straightforward actually.

Post by postalrat » Fri, Apr 14, 2023, 3:30 PM UTC

zagrebian wrote: post #100

AlexandrB wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So the answer is no, you don't know anyone who can't read the text. People post all kind of things online, especially hyperbole. As one of the other FAQ questions notes a lot of people also complain about their eyes bleeding, but this has never actually happened.

When users complain about headaches and eyestrain, it’s probably better to take them seriously.