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Title: Documentaion font size too small
Type: Stage:
Components: Documentation tools (Sphinx) Versions: Python 3.0, Python 2.6
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Status: closed Resolution: fixed
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: georg.brandl Nosy List: georg.brandl, janssen, nirs
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2007-08-31 18:08 by nirs, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (7)
msg55534 - (view) Author: Nir Soffer (nirs) * Date: 2007-08-31 18:08
The css uses font-size of 13px. This is way too small and hard to read 
specially on high resolution screens used typically on laptops.

Font size for body text should be 100%. A user can select the preferred 
font size using the browser.

Python 2.x documentation is much more readable.
msg55535 - (view) Author: Georg Brandl (georg.brandl) * (Python committer) Date: 2007-08-31 18:15
Yes, I wanted to change that even a while ago.
msg55536 - (view) Author: Bill Janssen (janssen) * (Python committer) Date: 2007-08-31 19:06
I agree.  It shouldn't be an absolute size, and it is too small.
msg55553 - (view) Author: Georg Brandl (georg.brandl) * (Python committer) Date: 2007-09-01 07:38
Bill Janssen schrieb:
> Bill Janssen added the comment:
> 
> I agree.  It shouldn't be an absolute size, and it is too small.

Okay, should be fixed in SVN (rev. 57864) and be live on the page in
the next 12 hours.
msg55554 - (view) Author: Georg Brandl (georg.brandl) * (Python committer) Date: 2007-09-01 07:39
Bill Janssen schrieb:
> Bill Janssen added the comment:
> 
> I agree.  It shouldn't be an absolute size, and it is too small.

Fixed in rev. 57864, should be live on the site in the next 12 hours.
msg55556 - (view) Author: Nir Soffer (nirs) * Date: 2007-09-01 12:15
The body font size is good now, but now lot of elements are too big. 
Here are list of issues in typical pages related to the font change:

Module page: (e.g. http://docs.python.org/dev/library/bisect.html)

- content headings
- the bread-crumbs navigation flow to out of its div when the using 
narrow window or huge font in the browser
- previous|next... links in the header
- headings in the sidebar are huge
- text in the sidebar can be smaller then the body text
- copyright line - can by tiny

Main page (http://docs.python.org/dev/index.html):

- The main titles (e.g. What's new in ...) are huge - 100-120% should be 
fine. (CSS class biglink)
- The links description may be smaller then the regular body text
msg55562 - (view) Author: Georg Brandl (georg.brandl) * (Python committer) Date: 2007-09-01 15:41
Okay, next try. I think the sizes are more balanced now.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:56:26adminsetgithub: 45413
2007-09-01 15:41:10georg.brandlsetmessages: + msg55562
2007-09-01 12:15:40nirssetmessages: + msg55556
2007-09-01 07:39:40georg.brandlsetmessages: + msg55554
2007-09-01 07:38:51georg.brandlsetstatus: open -> closed
resolution: fixed
messages: + msg55553
2007-08-31 19:06:22janssensetnosy: + janssen
messages: + msg55536
2007-08-31 18:15:47georg.brandlsetseverity: major -> normal
versions: + Python 2.6
nosy: + georg.brandl
messages: + msg55535
assignee: georg.brandl
components: + Documentation tools (Sphinx), - Documentation
2007-08-31 18:08:12nirscreate