On: Cotton Candy (2010)

[sigmaprimus]

I find with age my eyesight is getting worse, to the point I now have to wear reading glasses to read the instructions on a soup can etc.

One thing this has forced me to do is request desktop sites to be loaded from my browsers options menu to allow me to "Pinch Zoom" in order to read the text.

I like the fact that I dont have to do this exta step on YC , it is one the reasons I frequent HN.

[davidmurdoch → sigmaprimus]

Chrome allows you to force zooming without switching to desktop. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Force enable zoom.

[sigmaprimus → davidmurdoch]

Thanks for the tip, I just changed it.

[kevin_thibedeau → sigmaprimus]

Just Ctrl+++++ until it's good. Browsers have always had scalable text without the problems caused by pinch zoom.

[paranoidrobot → kevin_thibedeau]

Given we're talking about mobile browsers... how does one press the Ctrl button on a mobile device?

[ars → paranoidrobot]

Plug in a keyboard using the USB port on the bottom.

I'm joking, but it does actually work. (Not sure about the CTRL-+ keystroke though.)

[sevencolors → sigmaprimus]

I still have 20/20 vision at my mid-age and get cranky at small fonts. This site appears to be at 14px. Which looked bigger back in the day. I found myself bumping it up to read better

[kgwgk → sevencolors]

20/20 is far vision, you may have it and still need reading glasses.