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Re: Some of Rootschat's font sizes appear to have got much larger?
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 28 June 16 22:10 BST (UK) »
I like the larger font size but it just takes a bit of getting used to.
Initially thought needed new glasses!
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Re: Some of Rootschat's font sizes appear to have got much larger?
« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 28 June 16 22:51 BST (UK) »
The font size in blurb which is at the top of the Home Page is just way too big. It's a whole paragraph in very large writing and it makes me feel like I am being shouted at for being deaf or something ;D
I personally would feel more comfortable with a size a little larger than previously, but just not that large.
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Re: Some of Rootschat's font sizes appear to have got much larger?
« Reply #20 on: Wednesday 29 June 16 07:34 BST (UK) »
Glad it's been explained, thought there was a problem with my iPad.  I liked the way it was also.

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Re: Some of Rootschat's font sizes appear to have got much larger?
« Reply #21 on: Wednesday 29 June 16 07:51 BST (UK) »
Oh no, I just started a thread about this.  :-\

It's a bit too big isn't it, especially in the "welcome to rootschat" section where it takes up a lot of space.

I've been messing around with my ipad settings (literally - and made some unwanted "changes"  ::) ) .... and I thought that the font change was one of them.


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Re: Some of Rootschat's font sizes appear to have got much larger?
« Reply #22 on: Wednesday 29 June 16 08:18 BST (UK) »
The larger thread page numbers are very welcome as when reading on a tablet I often end up missing pages when fat fingers press the wrong number! 

If the larger font causes trouble for other users though, maybe we could just have a 'next page' button on the end of the numbers?

E.G.  1, 2, 3,  ... 6 next page

Might make it simpler to navigate?
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Re: Some of Rootschat's font sizes appear to have got much larger?
« Reply #23 on: Wednesday 29 June 16 08:34 BST (UK) »
I think we could lose the "welcome" text on the HOME page, or greatly reduce it. A simple "welcome to rootschat" might suffice - this would free up space for current topics.

I'm not sure Trystan is doing an overhaul though and is probably not looking for suggestions - rather I expect he is having a "bit of a fiddle." ;D

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Re: Some of Rootschat's font sizes appear to have got much larger?
« Reply #24 on: Wednesday 29 June 16 10:28 BST (UK) »
Yes, funnily enough the fiddling isn't actually to do with the layout or the size of the text but is a side-effect of the test I'm doing at the moment.  :)

You should see the text returning closer to what it was over the next four hours or so while I monitor it. So for example the "Home" page with the "Welcome to Rootschat" is already corrected.

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Re: Some of Rootschat's font sizes appear to have got much larger?
« Reply #25 on: Wednesday 29 June 16 11:37 BST (UK) »
Thought it was my new varifocals...  :)


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Re: Some of Rootschat's font sizes appear to have got much larger?
« Reply #26 on: Wednesday 29 June 16 16:11 BST (UK) »
I often see the site looking like this when it first opens and than it goes 'normal' again. I thought it had just got stuck this time, so now I'm guessing something which has been turned off for the test is sometimes a bit slow to kick in.
Does that make sense?