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Re: drop shadows and zoomtext?

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From: Egan, Bim
Date: Aug 12, 2010 6:48AM

Hi Sandy,

Viewing the "test 3" text in your example looked great through ZoomText
in Firefox, but wasn't even a bit smooth in IE under magnification. It
was still readable, but it's quite possible that other text wouldn't be.
I can send you a screenshot if you contact me off list:
( <EMAIL REMOVED> ).

Cheers,

Bim



-----Original Message-----
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[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Sandy
Sent: 11 August 2010 15:15
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Subject: [WebAIM] drop shadows and zoomtext?



hey all,

Does putting a drop shadow on text make trouble for people using
zoomtext or other technologies that increase text size on a monitor? Are
drop shadows considered good practise for a page that wants to
accommodate low-vision users?

for example:
http://sandyfeldman.com/dstest/dstest3.shtml

(this example works in IE and FF3)

thanks
Sandy