Text style toggle [Accessibility/ease of use] (450+ votes)

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Hi! IDK if this helps anyone but I found a script that helps this! User OreozHere did a stellar job with this script! While it would be nice to have it as a feature already implemented on the website, maybe some users will find it helpful!

thanks for mentioning this! i've seen it a few times, but as you say, this suggestion is for staff to make the site more accessible so we don't have to use userscripts or need to enable developer tools in our browsers

hopefully if anyone lurking wanted to give this a go it helps!

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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). 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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[Looks To The Moon]

support

[~MadCatter~]

Support! I don't know how easy that would be to do, but if it can be done that would be nice. For now, what I do, is just ignore rules that are impossible to read. I assume that if people want their rules read, they will make them legible for everyone.

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bump

[cswolf.]

so support

[minecraft]

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). 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

Signature buttons:
If you want to share this post, here's a link to my reply with buttons to show your support: click me!

[*JACKAL*]

Yup. I sometimes have to drag my mouse along the text so I can read it all in one colour. I don't have bad eyesight or head but I still get affected by this. Luckily I haven't seen rules quite as bad as the example, but it doesn't mean they're not out there hurting people eyes.

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original post updated:

- updated the post title (trying to think of something that makes it really clear what i mean quickly)
- added TLDR in large font

to do:

- more buttons?

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