[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 31795] New: URLBar / Toolbar font size is fixed in Safari 4.0.4 for Windows

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31795

           Summary: URLBar / Toolbar font size is fixed in Safari 4.0.4
                    for Windows
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows 7
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Accessibility
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: klickt at hotmail.com


Sorry if this is wrong bug database...please pass on to Apple if possible :)

Simple UI fix required for Safari for Windows ---- the URL bar font size is
fixed at 8pt.  There is no way (that I have tried or others have suggested) to
resize the URLBar/toolbar font size.

To be clear, I am not talking about horizontal width of toolbar / searchbar
sizes.  Rather, the font size within the toolbar/urlbar is fixed at 8pt.  On a
system running 1920x180 the urlbar is all but unreadable to all but perfect
eyes.

Firefox 3.5.x has the same problem but one can change the URLbar/searchbar font
sizes using a userchrome.css like this:

---begin---

#urlbar,searchbar {font-size: 14pt !important}

---end---


Steps to Repro:

Launch Safari browser on Windows 7 OS using high-res display (e.g. > 1366x768).
 Observe that the URLbar/toolbar is using a very small font.

In my case, my system has a 1920x1080 LCD and the URL bar is basically
unreadable since font size is fixed at 8pt.


System Specs:

Sony Vaio VGN-FW490 (US model)
1920x1080 16.4" LCD display
Windows 7 Home Premium (x64)
4GB RAM
Safari 4.0.4 (531.21.10)


Proposal:

Allow URLbar/toolbar font size to be customized (like other "font" preferences
in safari) or, allow the URLbar/toolbar to be resized via custom CSS (local
only) as can be done with firefox.


*** This is an accessibility issue and is not a minor bug - it will prevent
anyone using a hi-res display (in Windows 7 and most likely other MS OSes) from
being able to use the browser effectively.  Don't know if this is Windows-only
or extends to Linux (Gnome/KDE/etc).  

*** Does not occur in OS X 10.6.2 (24" imac 1920x1080 res., Safari 4.0.4).


Notes:

I use a custom CSS in Safari to zoom "web content" using the following file:

---begin---

body {
zoom 150%;
}

---end---

However, I can find no way to extend this zoom feature to the URLbar/toolbar
(ala firefox).

I have tried changing all "advanced" display settings in Windows 7 (the items
that control font sizes of UI components such as message boxes, menus, etc) to
no avail.  The "menu" font size changes the tab-bar font size not the
URLBar/toolbar font size :(

I have tried a dozen different tweaks to my custom CSS file to try to tease the
URLbar/toolbar font size to change without luck.  Some examples are:

---begin---

body {
zoom 150%;
}
urlbar {
zoom 150%;
}
---end---

---begin---

body {
zoom 150%;
}
urlbar {
font-size: 14pt;
}
---end ---

---begin---

body {
zoom 150%;
}
toolbar {
font-size: 14pt;
}
---end---

---begin---

body {
zoom 150%;
}
toolbar {
zoom 150%;
}
---end---

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