Evernote’s OS X app lets you choose a default font and size for new notes, and also offers much simpler formatting options for existing notes. (I use Huge and while it’s big enough for me, it may not be for some people with impaired vision.)Īpple’s Notes app isn’t the only player in the note-taking field, not by a longshot. Tweetbot, the Twitter client I use on my Mac, has a snarky font menu offering relative font sizes: Tiny, Small, Medium, Large, and Huge. Many indie apps, coded by developers with laser eyes, don’t consider that some of their users may have vision far from 20/20.
To be fair, Apple isn’t the only culprit in the problem of font sizes. Yet this all gets forgotten in certain apps, such as Notes, which looks like it was designed by a different company. There are all sorts of options for those with limitations to their vision, hearing, mobility, and more. Yellow links don’t contrast well against the white background of the Notes app.Īpple has made great strides as far as accessibility is concerned, both on the desktop and on iOS. If you already need to squint to read the small black text, reading links is even harder. Not only is the font size a problem, but if you use hyperlinks in your notes, their pale baby-chick yellow color contrasts poorly against the white background. Some people find a 12-point font to be just right for many users, it’s too small. My vision isn’t terrible, but I do wear glasses, and I’d rather have a font that’s readable than squint. Not everyone wants to use Helvetica personally, I prefer a monospace font, such as Consolas, and I generally set it to 18 points. (Each time you press that keyboard shortcut, the font size increases by one point.) Rather than offer a default font size, Apple assumes that everyone uses a tiny font.īut they also don’t let you choose a default font. Go to Format > Font > Show Fonts, and then choose a size from the font picker, or press Command-+ several times until the font is big enough.
You can change the font size of individual notes, either before you start typing, or after selecting their text.
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