Text spacing (for zooming)

Problem description

Users might change how text is shown in their browser, so it’s important that this doesn’t break the contents or functionality of the service. It’s ok if everything doesn’t look at its best, but no content should be hidden or stop working.

This is especially important for users who have issues with reading text, such as those with dyslexia.

Mostly this was fine in our test, but we found problems in a couple of the apps.

When addressing this issue you can test it by using a text spacing bookmarklet for accessibility testing. There are several that work very well.

Talk app

Only half the name of the person you’re talking with is shown [in the topbar], it’s cut off horizontally. If you’re unsure you could ask the person for their name, but this really should just work.

Username is cut in half.

Suggested solution

*Make sure every part of the interface and all contents are shown when text spacing is activated.

Start in the Talk app and inspect the topbar where the conversation partner’s name is cut off horizontally when text spacing is activated. Use a text spacing bookmarklet to reproduce the issue, then check that the full username and other interface content remain visible and functional. Done means the Talk interface no longer hides or truncates content under the tested text-spacing settings.