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May 31, 2012
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Have font sizes been DRAMATICALLY reduced?

  • May 31, 2012
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Text on all the forum discussion topic lists are now like 10-11pixels in size. Way too small.

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    groove25
    groove25
    Inspiring
    June 1, 2012

    It isn't just the text size and spacing within the discussion lists that got tweaked. The discussions themselves have an excessive amount of leading (a.k.a. line-height) compared to the original redesign.

    http://forums.adobe.com/message/4436173#4436173

    the_wine_snob
    the_wine_snob
    Inspiring
    June 8, 2012

    Grove25,

    I have noticed the same thing. While it does not look "refined," it might be helpful when viewed on some devices. That one, I can live with, but if other changes are enacted, someone might want to address it.

    Looks OK in the editor, but then, when posted, the leading seems to increase a few points.

    Hunt

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    Anonymous
    May 31, 2012

    Yes they have, and a major sore point with me.  Not only is it hard to read, the type is so small it is hard to tell it the post is bold (unread) or not.

    There is no reasson for this microtype, and I use a 24 inch screen.

    But the pannel on the right has larger font which I guess is the important part for Adobe.

    John T Smith
    Community Expert
    John T SmithCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 31, 2012

    Well, for Internet Explorer you may press CTRL and the + key to increase the font size... I did that, once was enough, to make the text easier to read

    You would press CTRL and the - key to unzoom... each key press is a 10% change, from what I read at Microsoft

    http://search.microsoft.com/search.aspx?mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US

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    Anonymous
    May 31, 2012

    As has been said numerous times, yes there are workarounds, but why should we have to do that to get a usable workplace and it is a weak workaround at best.

    Yes it makes the type larger, but it makes the spaces and headers larger also.  So you end up with a small view of the page, especially noticable when in reply mode.  You then end up doing a lot of scrolling.

    It is a kick in the gut that Adobe does not take into consideration points raised by the main helpers on these sites.  Where is the input for Adobe to change in the first place?

    Jacob Bugge
    Community Expert
    Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 31, 2012

    Scott,

    Have font sizes been DRAMATICALLY reduced?

    Indeed they have, and they are in contrast to the font size in the stuff to the tright and in the threads.

    This has been discussed in different threads, including this one made specifically about the issue:

    http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1010968?tstart=0

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