Ladies and Gentleman,

I want to know what you think about changing the actual exhibition time
(3 seconds) of message boxes (through display_message() js function).

I think that we can set a timeout based on the amount of words displayed
instead of a generic time that can be faster than some users can read.

Studies [1] shows that the medium reading speed for comprehension is 3-6
words per second. Considering the reaction time, screen readability, difference
between different kind and size of displayed messages (varies with the language
 too), 3 seconds can't be enough in some situations.

We can improve the usability and accessibility for the users by changing display
time to something more complacent.

It can be provided by a simple/light patch in app.js that I can do, but first I want
your opinion.

My proposal:

- Exhibition time for short messages (under 5 words): 3500ms
- Time increase rate for each word (after the fifth word): 400ms (1.2sec every 3 words)

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_%28process%29#Reading_rate


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Victor Benincasa