On 3/6/25 03:25, Stefan Monnier wrote:
Perhaps, for the hardcopy manual, buying a pair of reading glasses
might help.
I think it's safe to assume that people above 50 years old know about
reading glasses. 🙂
Stefan
Sometimes, the obvious might not occur to us.
Due to a persistent chronic medical condition, in the course of
referrals to specialists, I was referred to an optometrist, as loss of
sight is one of the possible consequences of the condition. Amongst
other things that the optometrist said to me, I was recommended to try a
particular magnification level of reading glasses. I had never used
spectacles before, and, was the only one of my siblings (and my parents,
also had needed spectacles), who had not needed spectacles. I had seen
reading glasses for sale, of the different magnification levels, at
pharmacies, but, did not take the step, until the recommendation from
the optometrist. I have found the 1.5x magnification level (the level
recommended by the optometrist) to be quite helpful, in reading
ridiculously small print fonts, including in user manuals and nutrition
information on foods and diet supplements, and other ridiculously small
font print information that is designed to be illegible.
Whilst I do not doubt that almost everyone is aware of reading glasses,
I believe that most people tend to regard them as only devices for use
upon prescription, and, reading glasses can be beneficial, without
prescription.
I was merely suggesting something that I had found helpful, that might
not occur to everyone - using reading glasses had not occurred to me, as
being necessary, until the recommendation from the optometrist.
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Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
(UTC+0800)
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