Adding the old name to the entry for the new name as a synonym is the only way we alert database users to the changes. There's no other way to do it. Sometimes the admins make hundreds of these changes in a single day. Special alerts would take up too much time and space.
As for the larger print, I just use my mouse in combination with the Ctrl key to enlarge the print (scrolling up on the mouse to enlarge and down on the mouse to minimize). I guess that might not work with all devices, but I'm still using a desktop computer.
