[plug] Make The Move website launched!

[Adam Hewitt]

On 06/01/2007, at 1:28 AM, Jonathan Young wrote:

> Arie Hol wrote:
>> On 5 Jan 2007 at 9:12, Chris Smart wrote:
>>> Dear pluggers, I am a clugger, but wanted to post to the plug  
>>> list about a new website that I've launched, http:// 
>>> makethemove.net (coding by MattV in Albany). It is a website  
>>> designed to promote Linux and open source software as viable  
>>> alternatives to Windows and other computer systems.
>> Nice work, easy on the eye and with a good lay-out. My aging CRT  
>> had bit of a wrestle with the recommended resolution of 1024x768.  
>> Hint : not every body in the world has the most modern whiz bang  
>> display units.
> Not to be argumentative Arie, but I wholeheartedly disagree with  
> keeping website resolutions down to include a broader audience.   
> For those people who wish to run old CRT screens, fine.  But expect  
> the various headaches that go with them and expect to find some  
> things hard to view.
>
> I also wasn't going to bite until I read units capable of greater  
> than 1024x768 described as "the most modern whiz bang display  
> units"!  That's not really accurate...
>
> My current laptop which I've had for over a year runs every day at  
> 1680x1050 (wide-screen) and my previous laptop did similar  
> (1400x1050 non-wide-screen).  I purchased them in 2005 and 2002  
> respectively.  Now these are LAPTOPS running at their limit, but  
> that's what I wanted AS A MINIMUM spec.  I'd expect MORE from a  
> desktop display.  Prior to switching to laptops for day to day use,  
> I was running desktop CRTs (17") and from 1997 onwards I was  
> running at 1280x1024 whenever possible.  It has been more than 10  
> years since I used 1024x768 or 800x600 on a regular basis on my own  
> PCs and I have been encouraging my clients to own hardware able to  
> do 1024x768 (minimum) since about 2002.
>
> Now I say all of this simply because I wouldn't want anyone  
> developing a website to think that expecting it to require 1024x768  
> as a minimum is a bad thing - in fact, it's about time.
>
> If things don't look quite right for those with old CRTs... don't  
> worry.  They'll be used to it soon enough...
>

Although I have been running my desktop at 1600x1200 for the past 5  
years I have to say that this is an ignorant point of view. You have  
completely disregarded anyone with vision impairments who don't have  
a choice of the resolution of their screen. All websites should be  
written to accommodate *any* resolution and also not turn completely  
horrible when someone requires the font size increased.

I know a number of people with vision impairments who use linux over  
windows so I would think that this kind of website *especially* would  
want to be accessible to all.

Adam.