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RE: Font Resizers (WAS RE: back to top)

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From: L
Date: Jan 11, 2006 3:00AM

Darrel Austin wrote:

"> Is it useful to users to make them learn to use _your_ widget, as
> opposite to learning ways that work on the billions of pages on the
> Web?

In my experience, Yes.

They are at least aware of my widget. They often have no idea about the web browser preferences/tools to enable that functionality."

Then why not provide the user with the information they need to use their browser fully, and give them the knowledge to make changes beyond the boundaries of your own web site?

A few simple instructions will serve the user far better than an individual mechanism on an individual site.

Regards,
Tink.

-----Original Message-----
From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Austin, Darrel
Sent: Tuesday, 10 January 2006 20:47
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Subject: Font Resizers (WAS RE: [WebAIM] back to top)

> Is it useful to users to make them learn to use _your_ widget, as
> opposite to learning ways that work on the billions of pages on the
> Web?

In my experience, Yes.

They are at least aware of my widget. They often have no idea about the web browser preferences/tools to enable that functionality.

And if the widget is made well, it can accommodate the untrained user and not interfere with the trained one.

-Darrel