Re: PDF accessibility (wasRe: N:Vision CFL's)

["Robert L Bass" <no-sales-spam@bassburglaralarms>]

>> I'm currently using a 24" Sony flat
>> screen (LCD) monitor set for 1600 x 1200
>> pixels and 32-bit color.
>
> Oh.
>
> One might assume anyone running at
> 1600 by 1200 is NOT incredibly sight-
> impaired, at least in a way that affects
> the ability to read PDFs on a normal
> PC setup.

One would then be laboring under a
misconception.  When I view PDFs I
immediately scale them to full screen.
That makes the letters big and the
images clearer.  If the type is still
too small I click the "+" until I can
read it.

> The 24" monitor, as you probably know,
> is not something that's very common,
> either...

I'm probably going to ditch it in favor of
a wider screen soon.  That or I might
tote it down to Brazil to use it when
we're there.

> Most sight-impaired people I know
> (including me) can't *possibly* see
> anything on a normal 17" desktop
> monitor when running above 800 by
> 600 (and many even struggle in that
> mode...

I have trouble *finding* a 17" monitor.
[only kidding].

> But you can hardly run any modern
> programs at any lower resolution.

Once again, PDFs solve the problem
because they are so easily scalable.
HTML does not do so nearly as well.

> Of course you don't have to pan and
> scan with that kind of display real estate!

That's why I bought it.

> People without that kind of hardware or
> who are unable to read the screen at
> anything higher than 800 by 600 obviously
> do...

When I use other people's PC's I have to
pan and scan.  It's not a problem.  It's
still much easier than HTML.

> --- snip non-probative stuff ---

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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