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What subscription level will finally make them increase their article CSS's line-height from "affront to eyes" to "actually legible"?

by slater 15d ago

edoceo 15d ago
Firefox plugin? Script Monkey? Ctrl+ to zoom the page? Reader mode?
- slater 14d ago
  Sure, but I meant for all the site's visitors
  - toyg 14d ago
    If you read LWN, surely you are not scared to use a few "advanced" options in your browser...?
    - slater 14d ago
      I was a web dev for ~20 years, so well aware of options available. > I meant for all the site's visitors
      - GrinningFool 14d ago
        Is it Ctrl++ or Ctrl+scroll an advanced option?
      - toyg 14d ago
        Yeah, I meant in a general sense - I doubt any LWN reader is not aware of ctrl-+. I think they'd be more concerned if the site became more heavily CSSified - because it would become harder to read with terminal-based browsers.
corbet 14d ago
Nobody has ever asked us to do that; I take it you would prefer a larger line spacing? If nothing else, we can easily add a customization option for that.
- slater 14d ago
  Compare and contrast: Existing line-height: https://i.ibb.co/dJc14J7G/Screenshot-2026-09-02-at-08-35-06.png https://i.ibb.co/dJc14J7G/Screenshot-2026-09-02-at-08-35-06.... With "line-height: 1.25" on <p> tags: https://i.ibb.co/RkGBQF0D/Screenshot-2026-09-02-at-08-36-17.png https://i.ibb.co/RkGBQF0D/Screenshot-2026-09-02-at-08-36-17.... on this article: https://lwn.net/Articles/1092229/ https://lwn.net/Articles/1092229/
  - dchest 12d ago
    Times New Roman (and STIX Two Text, Libertinus Serif clones) has been designed with increased x-height while keeping the same line height, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_New_Roman#/media/File:Times_New_Roman_and_predecessor.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_New_Roman#/media/File:Ti... It's normal for it to appear denser vertically. Your example of increased line height looks suitable for subheadings, but in no way represents the typographic tradition of its use.
account42 14d ago
Use a user style sheet instead of trying to force your preferences onto others. Or better yet, fix your monitor settings.

What subscription level will finally make them increase their article CSS's line-height from "affront to eyes" to "actually legible"?

by slater 15d ago

What subscription level will finally make them increase their article CSS's line-height from "affront to eyes" to "actually legible"?

edoceo 15d ago

Firefox plugin? Script Monkey? Ctrl+ to zoom the page? Reader mode?

slater 14d ago
Sure, but I meant for all the site's visitors
- toyg 14d ago
  If you read LWN, surely you are not scared to use a few "advanced" options in your browser...?
  - slater 14d ago
    I was a web dev for ~20 years, so well aware of options available. > I meant for all the site's visitors
    - GrinningFool 14d ago
      Is it Ctrl++ or Ctrl+scroll an advanced option?
    - toyg 14d ago
      Yeah, I meant in a general sense - I doubt any LWN reader is not aware of ctrl-+. I think they'd be more concerned if the site became more heavily CSSified - because it would become harder to read with terminal-based browsers.

corbet 14d ago

Nobody has ever asked us to do that; I take it you would prefer a larger line spacing? If nothing else, we can easily add a customization option for that.

slater 14d ago
Compare and contrast: Existing line-height: https://i.ibb.co/dJc14J7G/Screenshot-2026-09-02-at-08-35-06.png https://i.ibb.co/dJc14J7G/Screenshot-2026-09-02-at-08-35-06.... With "line-height: 1.25" on <p> tags: https://i.ibb.co/RkGBQF0D/Screenshot-2026-09-02-at-08-36-17.png https://i.ibb.co/RkGBQF0D/Screenshot-2026-09-02-at-08-36-17.... on this article: https://lwn.net/Articles/1092229/ https://lwn.net/Articles/1092229/
- dchest 12d ago
  Times New Roman (and STIX Two Text, Libertinus Serif clones) has been designed with increased x-height while keeping the same line height, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_New_Roman#/media/File:Times_New_Roman_and_predecessor.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_New_Roman#/media/File:Ti... It's normal for it to appear denser vertically. Your example of increased line height looks suitable for subheadings, but in no way represents the typographic tradition of its use.

account42 14d ago

Use a user style sheet instead of trying to force your preferences onto others. Or better yet, fix your monitor settings.