On 10/25/07 9:33 AM, ann.humphreys wrote:
I know this doesn't apply to using a CD but did you know
that if you have Windows Internet Explorer there is a
magnifying glass at the bottom right hand corner of the
screen that magnifiesup to 400%. I find it really useful
for studying lace pictures on websites.
In Firefox, you can right-click on the image and then choose
"view image" from the drop-down menu. Then you get just the
image -- and if, as often happens, an inexperienced
web-designer has put a large picture into a small frame, you
see the entire picture, and can toggle between full size and
a size that fits on the screen.
I downloaded a program called "Virtual Magnifying Glass"
from a website for people with eye trouble. Web pictures
don't have enough resolution to magnify more than 200%
without undue pixelation, but that helps a *lot*; DH reads
all his on-line comic strips with it.
I've forgotten the name of the site that distributes it, but
the about page says that it's supported by the University of
Sao Paulo, and that it was written by Chris O'Donnell,
Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho, and Harri Pyy. (And what *do*
they do to "about" pages to make it impossible to copy and
paste, and WHY? Flicking back and forth to get the spelling
right is a Real Pain.)
Ah! First Google hit: it was:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/magnifier
http://magnifier.sourceforge.net/
(The second site toggles among dark on light, light on dark,
and blue.)
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