Increase font size?

Discussion in 'Unrelated Discussion' started by Col_Jessep, April 18, 2009.

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Increase font size?

Poll closed May 2, 2009.
  1. Yes.

    5 vote(s)
    71.4%
  2. No.

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    14.3%
  3. My girlfriend told me size doesnt matter that much...

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  1. Col_Jessep

    Col_Jessep Moderator Alumni

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    I think a point or two more would make it easier to read long posts. ;)

    /discuss

    PS: Lorem Ipsum to prove my point.

    Standard size now:
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Praesent varius hendrerit enim. Cras id nunc sit amet odio convallis semper. Phasellus luctus sagittis dui. Suspendisse potenti. Nulla ultricies sem sit amet odio. Cras sagittis. Morbi id tortor. Duis elementum ligula quis lectus. Maecenas magna. Sed odio purus, gravida id, placerat et, auctor posuere, sem. Aenean fermentum convallis nulla. Phasellus euismod. Nulla tempor. Nulla turpis lectus, hendrerit vitae, adipiscing congue, congue a, felis. Nullam venenatis, nunc ut sollicitudin lobortis, nibh nulla tincidunt nisl, quis lacinia nulla ligula vel nibh. Sed rutrum tincidunt ligula. Nulla tortor. Nam viverra est a lacus.

    Vivamus tempor justo vitae velit. Suspendisse enim massa, porttitor in, congue ac, semper consectetur, quam. Quisque id sapien eu ligula luctus rutrum. Integer lectus est, aliquam non, sagittis et, auctor accumsan, quam. Sed dictum purus ac felis. Nullam interdum. Vivamus in augue. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Donec lobortis tincidunt est. Praesent diam erat, scelerisque at, pharetra ac, sollicitudin eget, elit. Etiam sit amet nibh at velit molestie tempus. Vivamus vulputate. Etiam suscipit augue at mauris porta tempus. Suspendisse eu quam. Quisque nisi tellus, gravida eget, iaculis ut, mollis ullamcorper, orci. Fusce hendrerit lorem. Praesent nibh. Aliquam hendrerit, quam id congue blandit, nunc sapien dapibus nibh, quis gravida urna neque ac libero. Cras gravida risus semper leo. Cras imperdiet.

    Font size 115%:
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Praesent varius hendrerit enim. Cras id nunc sit amet odio convallis semper. Phasellus luctus sagittis dui. Suspendisse potenti. Nulla ultricies sem sit amet odio. Cras sagittis. Morbi id tortor. Duis elementum ligula quis lectus. Maecenas magna. Sed odio purus, gravida id, placerat et, auctor posuere, sem. Aenean fermentum convallis nulla. Phasellus euismod. Nulla tempor. Nulla turpis lectus, hendrerit vitae, adipiscing congue, congue a, felis. Nullam venenatis, nunc ut sollicitudin lobortis, nibh nulla tincidunt nisl, quis lacinia nulla ligula vel nibh. Sed rutrum tincidunt ligula. Nulla tortor. Nam viverra est a lacus.

    Vivamus tempor justo vitae velit. Suspendisse enim massa, porttitor in, congue ac, semper consectetur, quam. Quisque id sapien eu ligula luctus rutrum. Integer lectus est, aliquam non, sagittis et, auctor accumsan, quam. Sed dictum purus ac felis. Nullam interdum. Vivamus in augue. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Donec lobortis tincidunt est. Praesent diam erat, scelerisque at, pharetra ac, sollicitudin eget, elit. Etiam sit amet nibh at velit molestie tempus. Vivamus vulputate. Etiam suscipit augue at mauris porta tempus. Suspendisse eu quam. Quisque nisi tellus, gravida eget, iaculis ut, mollis ullamcorper, orci. Fusce hendrerit lorem. Praesent nibh. Aliquam hendrerit, quam id congue blandit, nunc sapien dapibus nibh, quis gravida urna neque ac libero. Cras gravida risus semper leo. Cras imperdiet.
  2. nyx

    nyx Moderator Alumni

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    would be better to read on an iPhone too.


    /agree
  3. Pawz

    Pawz Active Member

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    ctrl + scrollwheel... not good enough for you?? o_O
  4. Col_Jessep

    Col_Jessep Moderator Alumni

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    Not good enough, Id have to do that in every new tab. Besides, we shouldnt have to in the first place. I doubt it would work for Nyx' iphone anyway.
  5. nyx

    nyx Moderator Alumni

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    No scroll wheel :). And for the most part because I work at a place where they are Internet Nazis my iPhone is the only way I can log in here during the day.
  6. Col_Jessep

    Col_Jessep Moderator Alumni

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    Outch, pretty mean. Where I work everything is open, Youtube, forums and stuff. Great for breaks but during the workhours theres little time to browse. Maybe thats a good thing.
    BTW, where is our beloved forum admin? :)
  7. nyx

    nyx Moderator Alumni

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    Same place as Uber, near Seattle.
  8. Col_Jessep

    Col_Jessep Moderator Alumni

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    Now I want to see how Uber becomes more popular and reknown than Amazon and Starbucks. Not a bad neighbourhood btw, already associated with online shopping and more importantly coffee. Im a coffee junkie, Im afraid.

    That wont happen of course if the font is so small that nobody can read what this is all about! :p
  9. BulletMagnet

    BulletMagnet Post Master General

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  10. gnats3

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    Making larger font size optional would be best.
  11. Ekanaut

    Ekanaut Uber Alumni

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    How's this size? Increase of 10%
  12. Col_Jessep

    Col_Jessep Moderator Alumni

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    Looks perfect to me, thx! :)
  13. nyx

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  14. BulletMagnet

    BulletMagnet Post Master General

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    /BulletMagnet doesn't like it.

    at least i can zoom the page out a wee bit, and it looks fine (other than when typing new posts).
  15. eetmorsqrls

    eetmorsqrls New Member

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    /me doesn't like it very much either. maybe 5 or 6% instead of 10?
  16. zordon

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    Looks way better.
  17. Col_Jessep

    Col_Jessep Moderator Alumni

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    Bullet, this is exactly the same font and size as on GPGs forum. I have a hard time believing that YOU have a problem with that, Mr. 5800 posts. ;)
    However, the size might also depend on your monitor a little bit. I hope you dont hate me now... :cool:
  18. BulletMagnet

    BulletMagnet Post Master General

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    umm...

    i think i have to check if i've inadvertently changed the default zoom level for the GasPowered forums.

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