Is there still no way to adjust font size in the panels? I literally cannot read these even close up, as my progressive lenses don’t give me a decent sightline. If I get within six inches of the screen and tilt my head waaaay back, I can–sometimes–make it out.
Oddly, some panels are easier to read than others–Tempos, for instance. Still tiny, but readable from a working distance.
Good point. I sometimes am challenged with this. In general literature (like marketing materials and other printed items), a serif font at 12- or 10-point font print size allows 90% of the literate population to easily read whatever is being presented. Italics reduce that by about 5%. That would have to be adjusted for screen resolution, though.
Using gestures on a Mac trackpad to temporarily enlarge font size in panels using a trackpad would be really cool on a Mac. A mouse with a wheel could accomplish the same but I have no clue about Windows capabilities in this regard.
Nevertheless, I agree with you. As our population ages, developers should keep that in mind as many of us continue to compose and/or notate music well after we “retire” and on into our last years. Coupled with the general population getting older, we should routinely develop software for accessibility across the entire age continuum.
Of course, one way to accomplish the larger font size in panels from the user’s perspective is to lower one’s screen resolution enough to comfortably read the panels. One might need to play with these settings a bit in order to get a good balance of readability and usability for all screen real estate.
You get a slightly clearer version when you hover over the technique. Agree that we should be able to enlarge with a pref setting.
Jesper
Windows has a magnifying glass in the Accessibility settings, but I’ve never had to use it until now. Hovering for a description is fine, but only good if you can kinda sorta read it well enough to find it first, otherwise you’re wasting time waiting for the app to display the text as you move from one to the next.
Frustrating…
