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Removing "on a full screen" from index
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The original glossary entry, which now according to discussion on 2025-10-10 is subject of deletion, points to the fact that one one hand, the author may rely on commonly used monitors (excluding monitors from the 1980s) and on the other hand should not rely on high end monitors. |
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I don't understand how the updated definition (without a screen size note) alters the basic outcome of this exercise. Regardless of whether the monitor is 12" or 28", if the user maximizes a window they should not have to scroll sideways to read a line of text. If we are going to be concerned about scoping on this, there is language in the understanding document noting that this is not intended for small screens:
I'm not sure we want to open up that can of worms. But if we do want to engage with the note, it may be an idea to understand exactly how we want it to be understood and conveyed. This SC simply updates the normative wording to make it clearer, as per the original issue. If there is support to perpetuate the existing note, I'm not going to object. |
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| <p>A financial spreadsheet is online. It includes text explaining changes in the housing market in January. Off-screen to the right, there is a column with an explanation of changes to the market in September. The user can horizontally scroll to the September area and read each line of text without any further scrolling when the window size is maximized. </p> | ||
| <p>A financial spreadsheet is online. It includes text explaining changes in the housing market in January. Off-screen to the right, there is a column with an explanation of changes to the market in September. The user can horizontally scroll to the September area and read each line of text without any further scrolling when the viewport (i.e., window) is maximized. </p> |
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Do we need "(i.e., window)"? We haven't used it anywhere else.
Closes #4664 by removing the one normative occurrence of "on a full screen" in an SC and removing the defined term.
Replaces with a phrase using the existing defined term "viewport"