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mopinko

(71,797 posts)
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 10:54 AM Sep 2023

large fonts still not working.

the only text that seems to work is in the address bar, nothing on the page itself.

also the contrast of button/background on the alert page is tiny in dark mode. hard to see it’s a button, just a word. not a functional problem, just…

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large fonts still not working. (Original Post) mopinko Sep 2023 OP
Please provide more detail EarlG Sep 2023 #1
yes, the account option mopinko Sep 2023 #2
I'll check the Night Mode issue, thanks EarlG Sep 2023 #3
how i assumed it worked mopinko Sep 2023 #4
Font size is set to a specific pixel size on DU EarlG Sep 2023 #5
thx. i'll play w it. mopinko Sep 2023 #6

EarlG

(22,540 posts)
1. Please provide more detail
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 11:11 AM
Sep 2023

When you say large fonts are still not working, do you mean the Large Fonts option in Account Settings, or trying to zoom text in your browser, or something else?

When you say "the alert page," specifically which page do you mean?

mopinko

(71,797 posts)
2. yes, the account option
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 11:25 AM
Sep 2023

even if i pump it all the way up in ipad settings, the only text that scales is the ip address in the tab. zooms fine.

when u send an alert, the 2nd screen, for the specific rule. the buttons for- this post etc, and cancel, r only a couple shades different. there’s no outline on the button. barely there.

ipad, set to dark mode.

EarlG

(22,540 posts)
3. I'll check the Night Mode issue, thanks
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 11:40 AM
Sep 2023

As for the text size, you said yes to my question about your DU Account Settings option but then also said you're pumping it all the way up in iPad settings. Those are two different things. Can you give me a step by step walkthrough of what you're doing/trying to do?

mopinko

(71,797 posts)
4. how i assumed it worked
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 12:04 PM
Sep 2023

that the account settings let the device settings “in”. i have it set to about 18pt on my pad. it doesnt work at all on some sites, and i get 10, some i get 14. rarely get 18. get 14 on old du.

so, i usually will pinch/zoom if i am having trouble.

i pumped it all the way up on the pad to see if i was nuts or it rly wasnt working. the only thing that scaled up was the text in my browser tab.

make sense?

EarlG

(22,540 posts)
5. Font size is set to a specific pixel size on DU
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 12:19 PM
Sep 2023

We've just included a new option to increase that size -- if you go to My Stuff > Account Settings and select the "Large Fonts" option, it sets the basic font size (not including headers) to a slightly larger size.

This is independent from whatever you're doing in your device's settings. Those settings may or may not work to increase font size, depending on what site you're looking at.

Unfortunately I can't account for the thousands of different combinations of devices and configurations that people use, so I just have to make the site work as universally as possible. This means that if you've changed your device settings to something other than default, there's a possibility that you might get unexpected results...

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