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Increase the font size on TB screen or enable zoom in

Olderaan
Olderaan
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The new look of the TB is fine, but the font sizes are too small. This is unfortunately a long-standing process, that CG constantly reduces the size of the fonts in several places. You are maybe playing or testing on big monitors, but most of us use mobile phones. There is a huge difference between the two in terms of visibility of dimensions.
So please, increase the font size on TB screen or enable zoom in all area of the game.
Thx!

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  • yolkywareagle
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    Umm… i’m not trying to be mean, but you may need to get your eyes checked.
  • Lumiya
    Lumiya
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    yolkywareagle wrote: »
    Umm… i’m not trying to be mean, but you may need to get your eyes checked.

    Maybe it works differently on different devices.

    It is fine for me on my phone.
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  • Olderaan
    Olderaan
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    Look, I am a relatively older guy (was born when the first Star Wars movie released). My eyes are still pretty good, I can read the all the game text, but not comfortably. Some of the text font sizes are too small or narrow (of course, depends on the size of the device/screen), and I don't think I am the only one who has this issue. A zoom option would be useful.

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  • Olderaan
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    Just try to stand about 1-1.5 meters away from the photos above and read the circled parts. Maybe then you will understand what I am talking about, then you will see what I see on my phone. I could put the phone in front of my face, but for obvious reasons I don't want to look too closely at the screen all the time.
    In summary, I think it's a small problem that CG could fix somehow if they wanted to.
  • Bladegunner
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    I think most people play on a mobile tablet so don't have that issue or a computer emulator.
  • Olderaan
    Olderaan
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    Bladegunner wrote: »
    I think most people play on a mobile tablet so don't have that issue or a computer emulator.

    Maybe you are right, I don't know how many people play this game in mobile phones. So, I didn't say it's everybody's problem, I said it's my problem and maybe for some others.
  • Lazarus54
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    The UI is really poorly designed for accessibility in general. Font sizes too small / opacity too low / color choices etc. As a blind person, I agree with the post.
  • TVF
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    Bladegunner wrote: »
    I think most people play on a mobile tablet

    Oh really
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  • TVF
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    OP I'm older than you and have no issues on my phone.
    I need a new message here. https://discord.gg/AmStGTH
  • Hawthorne
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    Some phones have bigger screens than others
  • Screerider
    Screerider
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    My phone has a zoom feature.
  • DaarthBrewer
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    Bladegunner wrote: »
    I think most people play on a mobile tablet so don't have that issue or a computer emulator.

    I wish that were true, as I like my tablet, (new Samsung in 2019). However, it crashes if I try to play anything where I am fighting, or even if I level up more than 10 mods. No, I am playing on my much smaller phone.
    Make Bronzium autoplay opening an option.
  • GicaVicleanu
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    I agree, i play on an older iphone (7) and the text and graphics are tough for the eyes
  • Range1974
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    agreed with OP, also of an age group that watched the originals in drive-ins
  • DaarthBrewer
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    Range1974 wrote: »
    agreed with OP, also of an age group that watched the originals in drive-ins

    And my GF thinks that it's just kids playing, lol. I saw the movie in a theater first time 'round.
    Make Bronzium autoplay opening an option.
  • yolkywareagle
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    Meanwhile i saw rise of skywalker in the movies the first time around (skull emoji)
  • TVF
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    Hawthorne wrote: »
    Some phones have bigger screens than others

    I have a Galaxy S9. It's not that big.
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  • yolkywareagle
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    My main is on an ipod touch :D
  • CarSickShoe
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    The old “I don’t have this problem so it must not be a problem” argument. Some text in this game is pretty tiny. I’m considerably younger than OP but still struggle to read if I’m not on my tablet. However, phone is more convenient most of the times and fine for battles so I’m usually on mobile. I have to resort to using built-in magnifier for small text that my 30-going-on-80 year old eyes can’t read.

    I’m not sure exactly what their fix would be. They have to fit paragraphs of text into small 1”x1” boxes all over the screen.
  • Olderaan
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    TVF wrote: »
    OP I'm older than you and have no issues on my phone.

    Good to know.
    And I thought I was the oldest one here.
  • Olderaan
    Olderaan
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    CarSickShoe wrote: »
    The old “I don’t have this problem so it must not be a problem” argument. Some text in this game is pretty tiny. I’m considerably younger than OP but still struggle to read if I’m not on my tablet. However, phone is more convenient most of the times and fine for battles so I’m usually on mobile. I have to resort to using built-in magnifier for small text that my 30-going-on-80 year old eyes can’t read.

    I’m not sure exactly what their fix would be. They have to fit paragraphs of text into small 1”x1” boxes all over the screen.

    I think it just needs a little effort and not too much redesign.
    Step 1: testing the game on smaller devices.
    Step 2: review all the text and set a value so that none of it can go below a certain size.
    Step 3: where an increase in font size is required, check that it does not expand out of the box containing the text, and fix it if necessarry.
  • PeachyPeachSWGOH
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    Sometimes more complex than that. It's often a choice between too small a font or too many scrolls.
  • TVF
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    Olderaan wrote: »
    TVF wrote: »
    OP I'm older than you and have no issues on my phone.

    Good to know.
    And I thought I was the oldest one here.

    I'm not even the oldest in my guild.
    I need a new message here. https://discord.gg/AmStGTH
  • chpMINIsolo_77
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    TVF wrote: »
    Olderaan wrote: »
    TVF wrote: »
    OP I'm older than you and have no issues on my phone.

    Good to know.
    And I thought I was the oldest one here.

    I'm not even the oldest in my guild.

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