My son bought a new TV converter box for me. I looked at the instruction sheet and had trouble reading the bold print. I got my reading glasses and then a magnifier. I can read the bold print now but the content is still beyond my available magnification. I bought a 35mm camera about 20 years back from AAA. It was made in China as is the box. I scanned the instructions, put them into my computer and enlarged it to the point it was readable. It must be some kind of revenge on the round eyes. BTW, the box better work better than the camera ever did.
I took a small class & the last day the teacher had a handout. I started to reach for my glasses & realized she had printed it in large! As I was thanking her most of the rest of the class noticed & was so thankful! I don’t know why so many others even when working with older people (tho a lot of young people also need glasses, use such small print.
And the text density on your monitor has such a low contrast with the page background that it’s hard to read even when blown up. Naturally the OS designer are loathe to provide the users with a way to adjust this density or the background color and brightness. Clearly this is due to trendy software written by folks with 18 year old eyeballs — regardless of their age.
Four grand for LASIK and goodby reading glasses! I got monovision, one eye for reading, one for distance. I wear glasses for driving to improve my depth perception.
When the plugger was a young one.. mechanical type had a practical minimum size.. Now, with technology they can make it microscopic.. and do.. just because they can.
I am constantly infuriated by the tiny print on almost everything nowadays. However, I want to give credit where it is due to Social Security and Medicare, whose documents, online or printed, in my experience, have been consistently in a nice-sized font that is easy to read. The information may be mind-boggling (I am recovering from recently having to sign up for Medicare, lol!) but at least it is legible. My special boo-hiss to my last insurance company, whose info, even the bills they sent each month, was not only in small print but so light that I could barely see it. Sure hope they don’t go under from paying all those big toner bills!
Templo S.U.D. over 5 years ago
bless you, Benjamin Franklin, for making such eyewear
Watcher over 5 years ago
Until they need the bifocals then they’ll think again about designs.
wiatr over 5 years ago
My son bought a new TV converter box for me. I looked at the instruction sheet and had trouble reading the bold print. I got my reading glasses and then a magnifier. I can read the bold print now but the content is still beyond my available magnification. I bought a 35mm camera about 20 years back from AAA. It was made in China as is the box. I scanned the instructions, put them into my computer and enlarged it to the point it was readable. It must be some kind of revenge on the round eyes. BTW, the box better work better than the camera ever did.
Breadboard over 5 years ago
The back door way to make eye doctors get more business ! Don’t you just love the baby cell phone screens ;-)
Ontman over 5 years ago
Try reading the ingredient lists in the grocery store, but not without a magnifying glass.
WDemBlk Premium Member over 5 years ago
I took a small class & the last day the teacher had a handout. I started to reach for my glasses & realized she had printed it in large! As I was thanking her most of the rest of the class noticed & was so thankful! I don’t know why so many others even when working with older people (tho a lot of young people also need glasses, use such small print.
A# 466 over 5 years ago
And the text density on your monitor has such a low contrast with the page background that it’s hard to read even when blown up. Naturally the OS designer are loathe to provide the users with a way to adjust this density or the background color and brightness. Clearly this is due to trendy software written by folks with 18 year old eyeballs — regardless of their age.
chromosome Premium Member over 5 years ago
That’s why I have the biggest cell phone I could get.
david_42 over 5 years ago
Four grand for LASIK and goodby reading glasses! I got monovision, one eye for reading, one for distance. I wear glasses for driving to improve my depth perception.
Alberta Oil Premium Member over 5 years ago
When the plugger was a young one.. mechanical type had a practical minimum size.. Now, with technology they can make it microscopic.. and do.. just because they can.
Space & Kitten over 5 years ago
Is that why Elton John had such Big Glasses ? Were they really " Stealth Reading Glasses " ???
Space & Kitten over 5 years ago
Sorry Typo, Has not Had. Hope He is with us Many More Years.
finnygirl Premium Member over 5 years ago
I am constantly infuriated by the tiny print on almost everything nowadays. However, I want to give credit where it is due to Social Security and Medicare, whose documents, online or printed, in my experience, have been consistently in a nice-sized font that is easy to read. The information may be mind-boggling (I am recovering from recently having to sign up for Medicare, lol!) but at least it is legible. My special boo-hiss to my last insurance company, whose info, even the bills they sent each month, was not only in small print but so light that I could barely see it. Sure hope they don’t go under from paying all those big toner bills!