Re: web page accessibility :: PDF and print versions
* ArcticFox <genkokitsu@insightbb.com> [070722 00:35]:
>
>> My web site includes links to documents in PDF format. Because of
>> length, the documents are set in a 10-point font, with footnotes in an
>> 8- or 9-point.
>>
>> I am attempting to accommodate visitors with impaired vision, by
>> generating a HTML version of each PDF document, in order to enable a
>> visitor to enlarge the type via the browser.
>>
>> But sometimes a visitor needs to be able to print out hardcopy for
>> reading off-line. I do not know to specify the font size used in the
>> print version of a HTML document. What is the mechanism? Does a
>> browser access a default style sheet for printing?
>>
>> Can someone point me in the right direction?
>>
> Assuming you are talking about wanting to print the HTML version of the
> page, include a snippet of CSS with the '@media print' rule in it in the
> <head> of the document. If you don't use CSS anywhere else in the document
> the following should be all you need (test it however, to ensure that it
> works as intended.)
>
> <style>
> @media print {
> body { font-size:xx; }
> }
> </style>
>
> Replace 'xx' with the size you desire. I suggest starting with '2em' and
> working up from there.
Thanks, Arctic! That's the type of solution I hoped to find.
I was going to ask you if there is an easy way to allow the user to
select from a variety of font sizes (for example, NORMAL - LARGE -
HUGE). But then it occurred to me that anyone with normal vision
should be printing out the PDF version, and a CSS which specifies a
single very large font should be adequate for most vision-impaired
users. (After all, they still make magnifying lenses, don't they?)
RLH
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