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[dooBdoo]

On 10/19/2014 ShowMe said:

Many of the folks using the iPads have a regular computer keyboard they could be using.....just don't want to.

Hi, ShowMe!

It has nothing to do with the keyboard. If you post here with an iPad, the website's not completely compatible so it won't recognize things like paragraph breaks and it forces the font to be tiny. The only way an iPad (or iPhone) user can correct this is by entering the html code (there are several threads explaining how to do this, but no one should have to jump through those hoops).

It's absolutely ridiculous. Other sites don't have this problem. And QVC even sells these devices, so they should've caught up with the technology by now.

[gazelle77]

On 10/19/2014 dooBdoo said:

On 10/19/2014 ShowMe said:

Many of the folks using the iPads have a regular computer keyboard they could be using.....just don't want to.

Hi, ShowMe!

It has nothing to do with the keyboard. If you post here with an iPad, the website's not completely compatible so it won't recognize things like paragraph breaks and it forces the font to be tiny. The only way an iPad (or iPhone) user can correct this is by entering the html code (there are several threads explaining how to do this, but no one should have to jump through those hoops).

It's absolutely ridiculous. Other sites don't have this problem. And QVC even sells these devices, so they should've caught up with the technology by now.

That is the problem in a nutshell! Many sites accommodate the iPad. Must cost money and as the Q is cheap, they will not address it.

[NoelSeven]

It's not impossible to read the small iPad print. We can all adjust the size of the font, even temporarily, on our computers.

I don't automatically pass by a post obviously done on an iPad, I look to see who wrote it. There are several very intelligent posters on this board that use an iPad, and what they have to say is usually important or interesting.

[VioletEyes]

On 10/19/2014 NoelSeven said:

It's not impossible to read the small iPad print. We can all adjust the size of the font, even temporarily, on our computers.

I don't automatically pass by a post obviously done on an iPad, I look to see who wrote it. There are several very intelligent posters on this board that use an iPad, and what they have to say is usually important or interesting.

I can adjust on my IPAD but I didn't know that I could do that on my Mac. Thanks..

Also meant to say, I agree. There are many really interesting and intelligent posters that I enjoy reading who either use their phone or an Ipad to share their opinion.

[dooBdoo]

As a reminder to those posting on iPads or iPhones, if you'll precede your post with "< p >" (but remove the spaces I placed before and after the letter "p") it will make your text larger. That html code actually tells the system you're starting a paragraph, but it also serves to make larger text.

That's the simplest thing to remember and to do. If you want to do more, place "< p >" at the beginning of each paragraph and "< /p >" at the end of each paragraph.

Just remember, remove the spaces I placed before and after the "p" and the "/p". I have to insert them so the site won't try to interpret the code after the "<".

There's more you can do (here's a link to one of the threads with instructions), but again I don't think we should have to go to these lengths.

[VioletEyes]

On 10/19/2014 dooBdoo said:

As a reminder to those posting on iPads or iPhones, if you'll precede your post with "< p >" (but remove the spaces I placed before and after the letter "p") it will make your text larger. That html code actually tells the system you're starting a paragraph, but it also serves to make larger text.

That's the simplest thing to remember and to do. If you want to do more, place "< p >" at the beginning of each paragraph and "< /p >" at the end of each paragraph.

Just remember, remove the spaces I placed before and after the "p" and the "/p". I have to insert them so the site won't try to interpret the code after the "<".

There's more you can do (here's a link to one of the threads with instructions), but again I don't think we should have to go to these lengths.

Thanks so much!!!

[dooBdoo]

On 10/19/2014 SoftRaindrops said:

On 10/19/2014 NoelSeven said:

It's not impossible to read the small iPad print. We can all adjust the size of the font, even temporarily, on our computers.

I don't automatically pass by a post obviously done on an iPad, I look to see who wrote it. There are several very intelligent posters on this board that use an iPad, and what they have to say is usually important or interesting.

I can adjust on my IPAD but I didn't know that I could do that on my Mac. Thanks..

Also meant to say, I agree. There are many really interesting and intelligent posters that I enjoy reading who either use their phone or an Ipad to share their opinion.

I agree with Noel, too. But obviously, many will skip over the small text and the long paragraphs, just as they avoid the posts in all caps or in all bold text.

On the Mac, just press the Apple (Command) key and the plus or minus key to zoom in or out.

[dooBdoo]

On 10/19/2014 SoftRaindrops said:

On 10/19/2014 dooBdoo said:

As a reminder to those posting on iPads or iPhones, if you'll precede your post with "< p >" (but remove the spaces I placed before and after the letter "p") it will make your text larger. That html code actually tells the system you're starting a paragraph, but it also serves to make larger text.

That's the simplest thing to remember and to do. If you want to do more, place "< p >" at the beginning of each paragraph and "< /p >" at the end of each paragraph.

Just remember, remove the spaces I placed before and after the "p" and the "/p". I have to insert them so the site won't try to interpret the code after the "<".

There's more you can do (here's a link to one of the threads with instructions), but again I don't think we should have to go to these lengths.

Thanks so much!!!

You're welcome! I also should've mentioned you don't use quotation marks before and after the html code. It's hard to post a how-to for code and keep the website from trying to interpret the code in the instructions.

[VioletEyes]

On 10/19/2014 dooBdoo said:

On 10/19/2014 SoftRaindrops said:

On 10/19/2014 NoelSeven said:

It's not impossible to read the small iPad print. We can all adjust the size of the font, even temporarily, on our computers.

I don't automatically pass by a post obviously done on an iPad, I look to see who wrote it. There are several very intelligent posters on this board that use an iPad, and what they have to say is usually important or interesting.

I can adjust on my IPAD but I didn't know that I could do that on my Mac. Thanks..

Also meant to say, I agree. There are many really interesting and intelligent posters that I enjoy reading who either use their phone or an Ipad to share their opinion.

I agree with Noel, too. But obviously, many will skip over the small text and the long paragraphs, just as they avoid the posts in all caps or in all bold text.

On the Mac, just press the Apple (Command) key and the plus or minus key to zoom in or out.

dooBdoo, thank you once again. Now I can stop with the magnifier!!It is so much easier on my eyes. I really should take a course on using a Mac. I know they offer them at Apple. My kids keep telling me I would enjoy it.

[voyager1980]

On 10/19/2014 CouponQueen said:

Is the IPAD Issue of small font and no paragraphs.

I have eye site issues and even with progressive lens I have difficulty seeing small print.

Why would a well known product not have the ability to change font and make paragraphs is beyond me.

Posters who also know this continue to write novels knowing the issue too.. I end up skipping many posts not that anybody cares about that lol.

ITA!!!!