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Re: Replying to comments about our web page design

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Post by nhanb »

eajakobsen wrote: post #16
nhanb wrote: post #2

I've always liked ExoticSilicon's design, but not until this post did I realize their smart bit of CSS for default font size: font-size: min(max(1em, 1.3vw), 1.3em); Which explains why it looks just right on my high-DPI Chromebook even though I haven't configured a big enough default font size for the browser. This is going to be the default font-size for all of my websites now (preceded by a fallback for maximum com…

If you want it to be even more readable you could do the following: font-size: clamp(1em, 1.3vw, 1.3em); I would also consider using `rem` instead of `em` incase you want to use it anywhere other than the root element.

I would only use this kind of thing on the root element, then size all other elements relative to the root element e.g. h1 { font-size: 1.5rem; }. It's more manageable that way IMHO.

Thanks for the tip on clamp() by the way, TIL.

Re: Replying to comments about our web page design

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Post by zagrebian »

> 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, you may have an underlying health condition which has otherwise gone un-noticed.

So they’re saying that they’re aware that their website is inaccessible to some people with certain health conditions, and they don’t intend to do anything about it.

That’s like if a grocery store with a staircase at the front door put up a sign that says, “If you have trouble climbing these stairs, consult your doctor. No person with healthy legs should have trouble climbing these stairs. You may have a health condition.”

I mean, thanks for the advice, but you’re still excluding people.

Re: Replying to comments about our web page design

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Post by danuker »

xyproto wrote: post #17

I think this is AI generated, because of obvious mistakes like listing elements of 90's web design which includes "sans-serif" and then in the next paragraph insisting that no 90's web design elements are used, while all the headers uses a sans-serif font.

You'd probably get a reply that sans-serif fonts were invented in ancient Greece.

Re: Replying to comments about our web page design

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Post by nhanb »

xyproto wrote: post #17

I think this is AI generated, because of obvious mistakes like listing elements of 90's web design which includes "sans-serif" and then in the next paragraph insisting that no 90's web design elements are used, while all the headers uses a sans-serif font.

You misread. They said the opposite:

> Websites in the, (late), 1990s were characterised by many things, but a typical list might include:

> - Serif fonts

Re: Replying to comments about our web page design

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Post by pmelendez »

zagrebian wrote: post #24

> 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, you may have an underlying health condition which has otherwise gone un-notic…

The tone of the website has a very tongue-in-cheek tone to me. Taking it seriously is like doing journalism research using The Onion.

Re: Replying to comments about our web page design

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Post by flappyeagle »

zagrebian wrote: post #24

> 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, you may have an underlying health condition which has otherwise gone un-notic…

This is not a grocery store. It’s a niche enthusiast website.

It’s supposed to be fun. Many fun things “exclude” people. Sports for instance. Music. Painting. There might be accessible versions. There are also inaccessible ones that trade off artistic expression over other factors. The internet is a big place. There’s room for all of it.

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