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Printing

SC Text

When a page can be printed, essential information is printed with no loss of content or adapted text properties.

Note to reviewers: This is not about zoom, or font-size, or paper size, or browsers.

Suggested Priority Level

Level AAA

Related Glossary additions or changes

• essential
• style properties

adapted text properties

changes made to the style properties by the user as per SC1.4.13

What Principle and Guideline the SC falls within.

Principle 1, Guideline 1.4

Description

It is difficult for some people to read text on the computer; they need to be able to print electronic text on paper in order to read it. For example:

• It is uncomfortable or painful for some people to be in the physical position required for reading on a computer monitor, for example, some people with low vision need to be an inch away from the display. While some people have mobile devices, others have only a monitor that is difficult to move, or use a public terminal.
• Some people print so they can block out surrounding text; for example, they slide a sheet of paper down as they read to cover up the line below where they are reading. Some people need colored overlays.

Additionally, sometimes people need to print text to use it away from the computer, for example, recipes, repair instructions, and material for a meeting.

Some people need to change the text display (larger text, more space between lines, etc.) in order to read it, which is covered in other Success Criteria. They also need to be able to print the text so that they can read it. That is, users can change the display of text on the screen, and then print it with the same display aspects.

Testability

Print the page. Check to see that essential content is printed with no truncated text on right edge of content, no overlapping content, etc.

Print with the following

@media print {
    body {
        line-height: 1.5;
        letter-spacing: .12em;
        word-spacing: .16em;
    }
    p {
        padding-bottom: 2em;
    }
}

Check to see that essential content is printed with no truncated text on right edge of content, no overlapping content, etc.

Techniques

Existing Relevant Techniques

• G179: Ensuring that there is no loss of content or functionality when the text resizes and text containers do not change their width. Note: LVTF believes this should include container height
• G146: Use liquid layout
• C28: Specifying the size of text containers using em units.
• SCR34: Calculating size and position in a way that scales with text size

New Techniques

• Print Preview
• Reader View

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