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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Dec 1, 2019 2:24PM

On 01/12/2019 19:54, <EMAIL REMOVED> wrote:
> I'm not sure about b) since I still don't understand, why 1.4.4 considers
> 200% magnification and 1.4.10 400% pixel magnifications..

- Some low vision users need magnification that's above just 200%.
That's why 1.4.10 goes up to 400%
- Low vision users, particularly once zooming to 400%, will have more
trouble reading text comfortably if they have to scroll both
horizontally and vertically.

This is the core reason for 1.4.10.

- For 1.4.4, it's acceptable to have things needing horizontal and
vertical scrollbars (as long as things don't overlap/become unreachable.

Generally, if you pass 1.4.10 you're passing 1.4.4. But the opposite is
not always true.

P
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