Using Accessible Fonts in LibreOffice

Posted on Pa 28 Paenga-whāwhā 2023 in Geekery • Tagged with accessibility, fonts, dyslexia, libreoffice, document styles

To make documents easier to read in LibreOffice I often tweak the document style to use a different base font.


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Fonts for Accessibility

Posted on Pa 07 Paenga-whāwhā 2023 in Geekery • Tagged with accessibility, fonts, dyslexia, ubuntu, linux, android

As I get older I'm finding that some things are a bit harder to read, so I've started looking at using fonts that can be easier to read. I install Open Dyslexic and Atkinson Hyperlegible Font to my Ubuntu Linux laptop to help legibility.


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Te Reo Māori in Linux (Advanced)

Posted on Ta 26 Poutū-te-rangi 2023 in Geekery • Tagged with linux, ubuntu, te ao māori, te reo māori, mi_nz

Part Two, for those that want to see more Te Reo Māori on their Ubuntu Linux workstation (PC or laptop).


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Te Reo Māori in Linux

Posted on Tāi 02 Poutū-te-rangi 2023 in Geekery • Tagged with linux, ubuntu, te ao māori, te reo māori, tohutō, macron

I worked for a number of years at Catalyst, one of the things I would often do ahead of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori would be to give a reminder of some of the tweaks that have been done over the years to help the support of Te Reo Māori on our workstations (PCs and laptops).


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Building a Pelican Website

Posted on We 05 Pipiri 2019 in Geekery • Tagged with pelican, website

After a whole lotta dithering I have started building a personal blog/website with Pelican.


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Theming a Pelican Website

Posted on We 05 Pipiri 2019 in Geekery • Tagged with pelican, website, theme

Dropping a theme onto a website can be the hardest part of the process. How does one get the feel and 'branding' right?


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