Stories of Tie Up Games

Aaaaaaaaand there I go feeing old. Thanks!

I never really thought about it, but seeing the difference side by side does show how easier it is on the eyes. And I suppose less eye strain leaves more time to think about other things

Prefer the larger font as I get older!!!

I voted YAY.. it would make a topic more outstanding thus seeing what it says clearly.

[mention]bondagefreak[/mention] thanks for tagging me in on this.

Honestly, I've never even thought about text size. But yes, that larger size is definitely easier. Might have to rethink my posting style.

However....

wataru14 wrote: ↑2 years ago I use the standard font because I tend to write long chapters. So a large font wouldn't be practical for me (it would make my stories monolithic blocks of text).

As mentioned here by another member, I too tend towards larger chapters. Would posting a whole ton of words in a larger font size turn potential readers away?
A wall of words, or the same long chapter but now easier to read?

[mention]RopeBunny[/mention]
[mention]wataru14[/mention] and myself both write chapters of similar lengths.
Mine normally vary between the 1500-3000 word mark.

Since posting that comment, wataru14 has changed his mind and is now also using a larger font.
To see what that looks like, I'd invite you to check this link: https://tugstories.com/viewtopic.php?p=105322#p105322
The above-shown chapter contains 2300 words (moderately long).

Hope this helps.

I find the larger text actually makes a story seem more approachable and less daunting. It makes the post longer but means you have fewer words on the screen at any one time. It actually makes it feel less monolithic.

As for the argument of using the browser zoom function, my engineer brain just feels that is an inelegant solution. It's the classic sledge hammer to crack a nut. I only want to enlarge the text of the story not everything else. There's a reason why font size is a configurable setting!

Hm, an individual option for the user would be ideal, if they could change the settings themselves to make things bigger or smaller if they want to. Would also make the site more accessible. You have the option to change the whole theme of the site, isn't there a way to get an option to change things like font size too? I believe the forum software this site runs on has an extension that does something like that, but maybe that's a whole different discussion altogether.

LockedCheeseBird wrote: ↑2 years ago I believe the forum software this site runs on has an extension that does something like that, but maybe that's a whole different discussion altogether.

What do you think, [mention]Johnsnow[/mention] & [mention]chadmc90[/mention] ?

LockedCheeseBird wrote: ↑2 years ago Hm, an individual option for the user would be ideal, if they could change the settings themselves to make things bigger or smaller if they want to. Would also make the site more accessible. You have the option to change the whole theme of the site, isn't there a way to get an option to change things like font size too? I believe the forum software this site runs on has an extension that does something like that, but maybe that's a whole different discussion altogether.

I would have to edit the CSS file for each style on the board to support a text size increase. It would be better to use your browsers Zoom feature if you need to increase the font size.

There is an extension for larger font (and bold) for phpBB.

https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/exte ... arge_font/

Never used it, so I have no clue if it works well or not.

It would seem that, if it as easy as doing what @bondagefreak does ( as explained above ), then getting [mention]chadmc90[/mention] or [mention]Johnsnow[/mention] to go through all the styles is somewhat unnecessary. I do tend to agree with the above remark about monolithic slabs of text as well.

Hey Sir,

The way it’s been done before is fine, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.

That being said, whatever is deemed most iPhone friendly by those “in the know” gets my vote.

FS

I hadn't seen this poll until now, but the results seem interesting. Like others have said, seeing the font sizes side by side does highlight the reduced strain that goes with the larger font.

I think that I might experiment with using this for my story writing on here from now on, and I might apply it retroactively to my current works if it's received as well this poll would indicate. Thanks [mention]bondagefreak[/mention] and everyone else who has contributed to this discussion!