I bought a tablet specifically to use Readlang more often, but was disappointed to discover that the font size is basically the same on both the phone and the tablet, even on landscape mode!
Specifically, these font sizes:
sentences in Practice mode
dictionary pop-up when clicking on a word that’s already in the word bank
I’d really appreciate a larger font size for the Practice sentences so that they are easier to read. This is because I’m not just learning the words on the flashcards, but also reading the entire sentence to digest the grammatical syntax. Right now, the words are small, light, and low contrast.
When using Readlang directly in the browser, I can use the Zoom function, but then all the elements enlarge equally which crowds the screen.
Another consideration is to use a black font colour for the practice sentences, and better contrast.
This isn’t an issue for my native language (English) but when I’m reading a foreign language in another script (like Russian), the clarity of the font really helps to absorb it more easily!
Thanks for the detailed suggestions. I’ve just made some changes which should help:
The sentences in Practice mode are now larger and darker, and get larger again on wider screens such as tablets.
The example sentences in the popup for a saved word were previously small and grey. They now use the same size and colour as the main reading text, so they follow the font size you choose in the reader’s Settings tab (“+ Font” / “- Font”).
Please refresh your Readlang browser tab to try it, and let me know how it looks on your tablet.
Thank you for taking the time to understand and improve the experience!
Yes, the example sentences in Practice mode now look slightly bigger with better contrast on the tablet! Also seems clearer on my mobile phone. On a side note, I find it ironical that the font of the instruction "Try guessing first, then click the question mark… " Is so much more prominent and easy to read than the actual sentence we’re trying to learn-I think this clarity is closer to my ideal state as a learner.
The dictionary popup now matches the font of the main reading text. This is much clearer! To clarify, the main focus for me wasn’t the example sentences in that popup (since we’re already reading the actual text), but the dictionary translation - similar to how new words get translated super clearly in that green font. Nonetheless, the current popup is waay clearer overall.
I’ll attach a few screenshots here to show my tablet’s view.
Please could you clarify further since there are explanations in different places throughout the app as well as views of external dictionary websites. A screenshot of this “dictionary translation” that you think could be improved would be handy!
The screenshot above shows both the dictionary translations: for a new word (translated in green) and known word (which leads to a pop-up). Previously, the font for this dictionary translation in the pop-up was tiny, so if didn’t offer the same instant clarity as new words (esp for quick reference while reading). Now, it’s the same font size as the text, which is great! (But different font type, for some reason - sans serif)
The sample sentence in the pop-up is less useful while reading because it usually repeats the same line from the text. If I wanted to deep-dive, I’d just click into the edit button. But this is not an issue- for me it’s needless, but for other folks, it might be handy.
This is the example sentence that I spend the most time on - because now I’m in practice mode and trying to absorb the grammar, usage, and syntax. Sometimes I’ll even read aloud to get the hang of the words. But now this font is small, light, and not that prominent.
In Blitz practice mode, the example sentences are much more readable. Just not sure why we can’t tap on the individual words in the sentence to see the translation (like we can with Classic Flashcards).
When I open the pop-up, the purpose is generally to add the current context so that this vocab item gets associated with the text. (I will export vocab based on what text it is found in.) I don’t even care what the context here is, and I don’t read through the other ones.
The result of my behavior is that this pop-up sometimes shows so many sentences that it’s necessary to scroll to the bottom of this list in order to reach the option to add the current sentence as a new context. So to me, with the font size now being larger, it would be nice if the “add this context” option preceded the list of old contexts.
I’ve increased the size and weight of this font in the classic flashcards. Please let me know if you prefer it now. (One downside is that it’s now more likely that the feedback buttons at the bottom might be off the bottom of the screen, requiring you to scroll to see them.)
