[SDK] Changing the font / font size...

[march]

It would be usefull if the font and the font size could be changed espacially for elderly users and for people with visual problems. So content could be read easily.

Changing colors, features like home screen simplification, large icons... would be great, too.

Should be found in system settings → background

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Krzysztof Tataradziński (ktatar156)]

Also a good option would be to create custom themes for system.

[Zsombor Egri (zsombi)]

This is not the system theming or so, this is all about the Accessibility support. We need system wide support for that. Yet we don't.

[Dave H (dhandhelen-s)]

Hi I am using the Meizu MX4 with OTA-10 update. I totally agree, that the scope text size is just too small, far smaller than the website you navigate to from the scope, such as the BBC. If possible the user should be given the option to increase the font size in the settings menu (or have a number of fonts to select from).
Personally I think this is the single most important issue, apart from the general operation speed, unreliable Today scope and dropping miracast on the MX4 & BQ phones.

Note, I have also just received my BQ M10 tablet, I thought at least on the larger screen the text size could be OK (its slightly better), but to have the option to adjust it would still help many people.

Please reconsider raising the priority for this very important problem.

Your support is appreciated.

Regards

Dave H

[Peter Dahlke (pdahlke-j)]

Hi I need to enlarge the font size on the various bars [toolbar etc] of FIREFOX. No problems with the font size displayed inside the windows.
Help would be very much appreciated.
Thank you
Peter D

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Brian McGonagill (bmcgonag)]

I agree 100%. I'm testing Ubuntu touch on a Nexus 4, which is similar in size to my iPhone 6, and with no way to adjust the font size for the device, it is very difficult to read most of the text in different applications.

I would also (as a low vision user) like to see this raised in priority. If not for this issue, I could almost move to Ubuntu Touch as my sole device now.

Additionally, I hope this will be made part of the Ubuntu overall SDK so other apps will take advantage of the font size selection for the device as a whole.

Great work so far, keep it up!