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Page 4 of 8 Readability52. For normal body text, use black font on a white or near-white background.Colored fonts are harder to read, even on a white background. Colored fonts on a colored background are even worse. Only use ‘reversed out’ print (i.e. pale lettering on a dark background) for header blocks or menus, not for main text content. 53. Do not used fixed font size in your coding. Allowing users to alter their font sizing may slightly mess up the page layout – but people who need larger sizing will be used to that. Better than them leaving your site because it is too much of a strain to read! 54. Therefore make all font sizes relative, so that users can resize text if they wish. Different people have different screen sizes, different qualities of eyesight, and must have the freedom to adjust print size. (CTRL + mouse-wheel is the best method.) Firefox over-rides fixed font sizes anyway. Internet Explorer can be set to over-ride them, but most people do not know how to do this, and it does not look good with this setting. 55. Choice of fonts is important. The Verdana font is designed for computer monitors, and is widely perceived as the most readable for body text. 56. Understand how to make your site user-friendly to color-blind and visually-impaired visitors. color tester. Avoid color combinations that color-blind people cannot distinguish. Learn how visually impaired people use a screen reader, and how to make your site work well for them. |
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