User Customizable Font Selection.

[TheBlackAdder]

Hi Earl,

Is there a way to adjust the font sizes to minimize the real estate that the web page and posts consume? Could that be a customizable option for the user?

While the new layout is nice, there is a heck of a lot more scrolling involved to navigate, which also incurs more eye travel. Less posts are displayed on a screen and that further reduces efficiency. With larger 27+ wide screen monitors, the page now consumes the entire display area and promotes head movement as well as eye movement. Some of the fonts are just plain BIG. A customizable font feature would also be good for those with vision impairments.

Regards,
TBA

[EarlG]

1. Do you happen to know what your screen resolution is?

Is it larger than 1920x1080? DU4 is optimized up to that resolution, but for resolutions larger than that I may have a solution which narrows the width of the page in comparison to the viewport.

Aside from that, customizable font sizes is potentially possible. To clarify, you're on a large monitor, but you want the font sizes smaller so that more text fits on the screen at once, is that right? If this is a big issue I may be able to whip up a "compact" view, although that might take a little time to produce.

In the meantime, you can always switch to "Skinner Mode" if you prefer the old look of DU. It's basically DU4 with a reverse-engineered DU3 skin on top of it. You can change to Skinner Mode by going to My Stuff > Account Settings, then scroll down to the Visual Appearance area.

[TheBlackAdder]

2. I'm at 1920 x 1080. I was thinking about a setting to set the Zoom percentage for the DU windows only.

By having a zoom option, we can scale up or down the image in a window automatically without affecting other windows in same browser instance.

I was switching back and forth by just adding or removing the du4 subdomain. When doing that, I could see the instant differences.

[TheBlackAdder]

3. On further testing, a zoom option would not work.

[moonscape]

4. Skinner mode helped a bit but the font is still smaller. Is there

a way to increase the size to what it was? Potential for larger font option? It’s difficult for me to read now due to older eyes

I read on an iPad and have to pinch out now constantly with new version whereas older one is totally comfortable.

[EarlG]

5. There is definitely potential for.a large font option

I’m going to have to look into this further.

[TygrBright]

6. I, too, would appreciate a slightly larger font, thank you! n/t