Screen resolution

Steven Stern subscribed-lists at sterndata.com
Wed Sep 5 16:38:16 UTC 2012


On 09/05/2012 10:37 AM, Timothy Murphy wrote:
> nomnex wrote:
> 
>  Just for the record, I have a 15' 4:3 notebook, the screen has a
>> (ridiculously high) resolution of 1400x1050.
>> I set the same ratio 4:3, to a slightly lower resolution 1280x960 (and
>> I increased the font size). That's right. it's a tad less crisp (not so
>> much in fact), but it's more comfortable to my eyes. So, in the end,
>> try your options and choose what's best for you.
> 
> Thanks for your response.
> 
> At the moment I have increased all font sizes to 16pt,
> which makes most things readable.
> 
> The main problem lies with some web-pages.
> I guess the font size in these is fixed?
> I know I can zoom out with Ctl-++ .
> But is there any way of requiring web-pages
> to use larger fonts?
> 
> 
That's in your browser's settings. In Chrome, it's SETTINGS -> ADVANCED
-> WEB CONTENT.  There's something similar in FF.

-- 
-- Steve


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