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AusGeoff

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Crappy Lightweight Fonts on Some Web Sites
Oct 5^th, 2022 at 12:26am

Recently, I've noticed numerous sites using very lightly coloured
fonts instead of true black. Often this is exacerbated by their use
of lightly coloured background screens.

Yesterday, I came across this disastrous example of an almost illegible,
light weight font on an Aussie property site...

https://www.propertyme.com.au/blog/property-management/real-estate-statistics-fo....

Is it just me, or do you guys find this a bastard to read? Is there some
way to fix this without changing the image parameters on my PC screen?

Or do I just have to suck it up?

Angry

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Marla Gold Member Offline I really hate you Posts: 12821 Colorado Gender:	Re: Crappy Lightweight Fonts on Some Web Sites Reply #1 - Oct 5^th, 2022 at 3:36am Go see an optometrist
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Re: Crappy Lightweight Fonts on Some Web Sites
Reply #2 - Oct 5^th, 2022 at 5:22am

AusGeoff wrote on Oct 5^th, 2022 at 12:26am:

Recently, I've noticed numerous sites using very lightly coloured
fonts instead of true black. Often this is exacerbated by their use
of lightly coloured background screens.

Yesterday, I came across this disastrous example of an almost illegible,
light weight font on an Aussie property site...

https://www.propertyme.com.au/blog/property-management/real-estate-statistics-fo....

Is it just me, or do you guys find this a bastard to read? Is there some
way to fix this without changing the image parameters on my PC screen?

Or do I just have to suck it up?

Angry

Yes - I also find that very annoying.
Why do they do it?

I often select the text - as I would to copy and paste.
The text then turns white with a dark blue background
which makes it easier to read.

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AusGeoff

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Re: Crappy Lightweight Fonts on Some Web Sites
Reply #3 - Oct 5^th, 2022 at 2:16pm

Bobby. wrote on Oct 5^th, 2022 at 5:22am:

AusGeoff wrote on Oct 5^th, 2022 at 12:26am:

Recently, I've noticed numerous sites using very lightly coloured
fonts instead of true black. Often this is exacerbated by their use
of lightly coloured background screens.

Yesterday, I came across this disastrous example of an almost illegible,
light weight font on an Aussie property site...

https://www.propertyme.com.au/blog/property-management/real-estate-statistics-fo....

Is it just me, or do you guys find this a bastard to read? Is there some
way to fix this without changing the image parameters on my PC screen?

Or do I just have to suck it up?

Yes - I also find that very annoying.
Why do they do it?

I often select the text - as I would to copy and paste.
The text then turns white with a dark blue background
which makes it easier to read.

Yep, I use that little trick, blocking the text. But it becomes
a pain in the arse for an entire site with multiple pages.

I can't see any logical reason why sites are doing this. I might
email a couple of them and ask specifically (like the one above).

Do these site's administrators realise that they're potentially
losing views—and possibly paying customers for their product?

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AusGeoff Gold Member Offline Sage of Gippsland Posts: 5998 Victoria Gender:	Re: Crappy Lightweight Fonts on Some Web Sites Reply #4 - Oct 5^th, 2022 at 2:18pm Marla wrote on Oct 5^th, 2022 at 3:36am: Go see an optometrist LOL... I did. And she agreed with me re the lightweight fonts.
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 47364 At my desk.	Re: Crappy Lightweight Fonts on Some Web Sites Reply #5 - Oct 5^th, 2022 at 4:29pm Some companies are doing this with their email also. When I started this site, I had the background colour way too dark. I had to lighten it several times to make people happy with it. They probably just want to create a unique look and don't realise how hard it is to read.
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