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Re: Is there any industry agreed viewport to verify 1.4.4: Resize Text

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From: Mohith BP
Date: Nov 21, 2023 5:41AM

Hi Steve,

Thank you for your response.

Thanks & Regards,
Mohith




On Tue, Nov 21, 2023 at 12:15 PM Steve Green < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> The physical size of the screen does not matter - it's the screen
> resolution that matters, and also the scaling factor in Display Settings.
>
> My view is that we should test using screen sizes that users will have.
> 1920x1080px seems reasonable. Higher resolution screens are available, but
> I don't think they are common. If you have a screen of that size, you can
> also test at any lower resolution.
>
> The scaling factor isn't so obvious. It only became an issue when laptops
> with physically small screens started to have high resolution. It's not an
> issue for me because I always use a large screen (usually 27"), but my
> inclination would be to always use a scaling factor of 100% regardless of
> screen size. And why would testing be done on tiny 14" screens? That's
> inefficient and more prone to error than a large screen. Testers (and
> everyone else) should insist on having the equipment they need to do the
> job properly and should not just accept what they are given.
>
> You obviously can't test at every possible browser window size, so I
> typically test thoroughly at a width of 1280px because I'm using that for
> Reflow. Then I look at how the layout changes as I increase the width to
> 1920px. I test at that width and maybe at intermediate widths if it looks
> like there might be issues.
>
> I also check what happens when the window width is reduced all the way
> down to then the mobile layout kicks in. This isn't a comprehensive test,
> but it's just to get an understanding of the design and see if anything
> nasty is likely.
>
> Steve Green
> Managing Director
> Test Partners Ltd
>
>
>