On 07/21/2018 02:04 PM, Matthias Seidel wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Am 21.07.2018 um 16:51 schrieb Matthias Seidel:
>> Am 21.07.2018 um 16:28 schrieb Marcus:
>>> Am 21.07.2018 um 10:57 schrieb Matthias Seidel:
>>>
>>>> Maybe it is just me getting old. ;-)
>>>> But I would like to have the font size increased in AOO help. Not for
>>>> the headings, etc. but for the flowing text.
>>>>
>>>> At the moment it is at 10pt and (especially on Windows) hard to read
>>>> for me.
>>>> I would propose to increase it to 11pt.
>>>>
>>>> To make the difference more visible, I made screenshots to compare:
>>>> https://home.apache.org/~mseidel/AOO%20help%2010pt%20vs.%2011pt.pdf
>>> first I thought 10 or 11, is the difference really that big? But it is
>>> indeed - thanks to your screenshot.
>>>
>>> What about Linux and Mac, is the difference there also that big?
>> I could try to build for Linux (or provide a simple patch). I can
>> definitely not test for macOS.
>>
>> It also depends on the fonts that are installed on the system:
>> Bitstream Vera Sans, Arial, Helvetica, Lucida, Geneva, Helmet,
>> sans-serif, Andale Sans UI, Arial Unicode MS, Lucida Sans Unicode ,Tahoma
>>
>> The file is simple CSS and not changed for a long time, so the list
>> could be extended with specific Linux and macOS fonts.
> It is even easier to try out different sizes and fonts:
> https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Fix_issues#Tweaking_appearance
>
> Regards,
> Matthias
Great find! I will try some of these. In any case, if you want to change
the default, go right ahead.
As someone who is annoyed almost daily with font issues, the difference
between 10pt and 11pt is quite a bit. :)
>
>> Regards,
>> Matthias
>>
>>> Nevertheless, I support your suggestion to increase the font size for
>>> the normal text.
>>>
>>> Marcus
>>>
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