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Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man. Not everyone writes with you in mind as their ideal reader. Some people write for themselves and publish to k
by andreaja 13y ago
Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Not everyone writes with you in mind as their ideal reader. Some people write for themselves and publish to keep themselves honest, though I don't presume to know what OP's motives and goals are in this case.
- mkr-hn 13y agoIt's still not a bad idea for the OP to know conventions/standards in case (s)he decides to write something for the public. The OP's HN profile does point to the blog, which tells me other people were in mind during the writing process.
- lmm 13y agoIf I put a note in my profile that I like full-width text (like HN) and think the font size (larger than HN) is reasonable, do you think that'll stop me getting these same comments every time I post something to HN?
- strict9 13y agoSince you're posting your articles to HN, you obviously want people to read what you write. If you want more people to read your writing, then consider making it more accessible and easier on the eyes. People exist with visual disabilities and giant walls of text in layouts such as yours might as well be a magic eye puzzle. Yes, you like it and can do what you want, but you're throwing sand in the eyes of people you want to read your stuff.
- lmm 13y agoHN itself has wider text and smaller fonts than my site. So it should be in line with what the HN readership (taken as a whole) likes. (Yes, I see more complaints than compliments, but that's always to be expected) Visual disabilities are an argument for having a font size consistent with the rest of the web and a site where browser zoom works, not for making your text larger than the rest of the web.