Every so often I write a small piece of code to help someone out. A while ago I wrote Mike Cherim a small plugin for WordPress. He describes it as an Enhanced Pagination plugin.
I thought that it was about time that I release it, especially after he mentioned it in A WCAG 2.0 Implementation Site. So it is now available for download via the WordPress plugin repository.
There are several of these about, and they all have similar functionality. But at present they all seem to rely on Javascript. Javascript should only be used to enhance, and shouldn’t be a requirement.
Hence I’m releasing eFont Size as a beta.
I’ve enabled this plugin on this site so that it can be tested, but ideally I would like some feedback before I release it via the WordPress plugin repository.
As you should be able to see it add 3 links in a list: Bigger text, Smaller text, and Reset text.
Upload and activate plugin.
Add the following to your theme where you would like the links to be displayed:
<?php efontsize('85');?>>
the default body font size for your theme needs to be added as above, I used 85 as an example only.
Then visit your site once and refresh to fully activate this. A default of 100.1 is applied if this figure is not adjusted.
Eventually the style added to the header will only be body {font-size: xx%} the other bits are in there for development only.
Now available for download via WP plugin repositry
I’ve wanted to do this for a while, but never found the time to write one from scratch. So I’ve been busily adapting Mike Cherim’s Beast Blog theme. Still a few things to sort out but I think I’m 90% of the way there.
Today, in fact it was this evening, I had a phone call from the local Liberal Democrats. At least I hope it was them! The call went something like this:
I’ve been looking forward to The Colour of Magic for some time (I won’t be seeing it on Sky One for various reasons) and have just seen this monstrosity and excuse for a web page.
There appears to be no alternative if you haven’t got flash. The keyboard navigation within the flash area is there but so mixed up to be of no use what so ever. The viewing size for the text is too small, the text itself cannot be resized. So anyone who can’t read that small print will just have to look at the pictures… No wait even they are too small as well and you can’t view larger versions.
To make matters worse they have used a pointer in place of the standard ‘arrow’ that looks like a wand. Combine this with music that is suspiciously Harry Potter esq. and you think of … Harry Potter! and not Discworld.
Don’t believe me – go and take a look: The Colour of Magic
You’d think that they would take things seriously, but they haven’t. So I have now sent them the next letter which is worded much stronger. Hopefully mentioning the Data Protection Act at them will have a greater effect this time. Though I don’t think for one minute I will actually get a response.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:39 am →
Like the design. Very computer-y, and it all tones in nicely.
May I therefore be the first to say ‘very well done’.
Oh, and as per bloomin’ usual, kudos to MC for putting together such a useful, adaptable theme. Although you have spelled his name wrong.
Posted:
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:24 pm →
I did! and fixed.
I had to adapt and remove some features, but adapting Mike’s theme was far easier that starting from scratch.