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Support different sizes of text and text/icon view options, in new App Menu #6682

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ninavizz opened this issue Jun 8, 2021 · 0 comments
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accessibility This issue concerns the use of Qubes OS by persons with disabilities. C: app menu The primary user-facing GUI application menu in Qubes OS P: default Priority: default. Default priority for new issues, to be replaced given sufficient information. ux User experience

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ninavizz commented Jun 8, 2021

This is a child issue within the epic #6665


The problem you're addressing (if any)
Many respondents to the survey from #6573 expressed a desire for user-controlled text sizing, in the new App Menu. Many of the folks requesting this feature, further elaborated—the majority, citing accessibility needs. Others, just want the most compact/dense view they can get.

In the first survey we ran back in 2020, we also got many users responding that they use screen magnification software. I will update this Issue at a later date, to quantify all of the above with proper data.

Describe the solution you'd like
A tee-shirt sizing (Small, Medium, Large) approach, that also scales icon sizes—and including vs not including icons—line and letter spacing, along with the actual font sizes.

A different approach, would be the +/- ticker control approach present in many applications and websites as a standardized accessibility enhancement. Because of the complexity of the layouts and information in the app menu, I believe the tee-shirt sizing approach would be better—and much easier to implement, elegantly.

Whichever solution we go with, I also propose to be managed by #6668 and not contextually in the AppMenu itself. Unless the latter can itself, be elegantly resolved.

Where is the value to a user, and who might that user be?
Vision impaired users, users who prefer information-dense views, and users with odd display setups.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Not caring.
I'd rather care.

Additional context
Future enhancement to #5677

@ninavizz ninavizz added T: enhancement ux User experience accessibility This issue concerns the use of Qubes OS by persons with disabilities. P: default Priority: default. Default priority for new issues, to be replaced given sufficient information. labels Jun 8, 2021
@andrewdavidwong andrewdavidwong added this to the TBD milestone Jun 8, 2021
@andrewdavidwong andrewdavidwong added C: app menu The primary user-facing GUI application menu in Qubes OS and removed C: desktop-linux labels Feb 17, 2022
@andrewdavidwong andrewdavidwong removed this from the Release TBD milestone Aug 13, 2023
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