🔍Suggestion:Text style toggle (590+ votes)

[cswolf.]

support

[minecraft]

TLDR:
I am suggesting a setting you can switch on or off client side to remove text formatting such as text color, bold/italics and size.

Summary:
My suggestion is to add a toggle that would allow players to view trade rules and forum posts in plain text (normal size, default font color for whichever theme is being used, without bold/italics/etc).

Adding this feature would ensure those who struggle with small text sizing and cetain colors can read trade rules and forum replies in plain text.

This change would be client side, and wouldn't actually change anyone elses posts/rules from anyone elses perspective.
It could be a toggle per post, or an option in settings that can be switched on or off.


Why:
I'm suggesting this as due to migraines, my vision is sometimes pretty terrible!
If someone's trade rules or forum post uses small text or pastel colors, their message becomes near impossible for me to see- meaning I either don't trade, or I ignore someones trade rules- which I wouldn't want to do.
(As a small note, obviously the best thing to do with a migraine is rest- but I get so many that if I did that, I'd never do anything else!)

This feature would also be extremely useful for colorblind and dyslexic users- and anyone else who just don't like having to zoom in to read trade rules!


Explanation and examples:
I'm sure a lot of us have encountered trade rules written in very small text sizes, or using text colors that are strenious to read- and it's frustrating! When trading, I want to read a users rules quickly and easily to make them an offer they'll appreciate.
This is a small but potentially extremely beneficial feature for many CS players, not just those who get migraines!

For example, here's a set of rules I made based on a range of rules I've seen:

mockcsrules.png

And here's the same set of rules with the option to put them into plain text toggled:

mockcsrulesplain.png

I hope I've explained clearly what I'd like to see here- other peoples forum posts and trade rules! (Sorry :3c)

But really, please reply if you've also struggled with this before- sometimes I wonder if I'm the only one?! Please refrain from screenshotting anyone else's posts as an example, though- singling out other people isn't constructive to the suggestion ^^

Thank you for checking out this post :3



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[cswolf.]

supportive bump!

[fillycolt]

support for sure, i have to click off trading with people pretty often bc i cant read their rules

[SlimeyDinosaurs]

Support!

[Drive Like Jehu]

idk if i commented already but 100000000000% support

i don't mean to be rude but why do people go out of their way to make their text small? it's not automatic is it?

[Meoauniaea]

HUGE Support. I am losing my vision and I cannot just use a screen reader sometimes, or copy/paste elsewhere.

[minecraft]

im so happy the poll is almost at 500 votes!!! i really hope this can be added one day, it would make me use cs so much more when im going through burnouts and migrains and cant focus through a bunch of colors and stuff >_<

[minecraft]

500 votes yayy :)
bump!

[almosteverything]

yes!! please!! this would be such an improvement in accessibility, a lot of people have trade rules or forum posts that are extremely difficult to read. I really, really, REALLY get frustrated when people prioritize their twee formatting over actually being legible.

(edited for grammar)