Re: [Usability] Re: My (ongoing) analysis of the proposed modules

[Gregory Merchan <merchan phys lsu edu>]

On Sun, May 11, 2003 at 02:40:39AM -0700, Maciej Stachowiak wrote:
> On 10May2003 06:26PM (-0500), Gregory Merchan wrote:
> > (desktop-devel-list dropped)
> > 
> > On Fri, May 09, 2003 at 06:23:52PM -0400, Noah Levitt wrote:
> > > On Sat, May 10, 2003 at  8:00:00 +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Yeah, this makes sense. Perhaps it would be better to use terminology
> > > > that within the problem domain: "Increase/Decrease font size"?
> > > 
> > > I called it that originally, but I thought Zoom would make
> > > more sense to users. It means exactly the same thing that it
> > > means in mozilla/galeon/epiphany, after all.
> > 
> > I think that's a bug there too. :-) Zoom only changes the font size; it
> > does not increase image size. On this point, I think Microsoft got it
> > right with View->Fonts->{size list}
> 
> Really? You think a solution with a submenu is easier to use than
> simple bigger/smaller commands?

Insofar as it says what it does, yes.

Also, being limited to 5 sizes, it's easier to restore one's normal font size
than it would be with just bigger and smaller. Of course, that's easy to fix;
just add a third item to "unzoom."

I've yet to encounter a page needing more than two "zoom ins," or any page
needing a "zoom out." When I do need the text larger, it's usually by two
increments. It's easier to go to the submenu once than it is to go to the
menu twice.

I haven't yet seen a browser menu with text resizers - e.g., "Larger Text" -
on it. Given two options, one which doesn't do what it says, and having to
pick one, I believe the one that does what it says is right.

Cheers,
Greg