Thanks so much. I will try changing the settings to see if I get better results in zoom on the mac. I would greatly appreciate it if you would let me know how zoomtext in the upcoming new version of vmware fusion works if you upgrade.:)
I guess I would also have the option of using boot camp to install windows. I wonder if using bootcamp or a vmware fusion is better for the hard drive or the mac. Thanks, Christina On Oct 19, 2009, at 6:10 PM, Mueller, Matt wrote: > > Hi Christina. > > VMWare Fusion 2 currently does not work with ZoomText. It will > install and run, but using any level of magnification causes screen > corruption when the visible area moves. In short, its unusable for > magnification, though I've used some of its screen reading features > with decent success. When I discovered this a year go, I contacted > VMWare support and informed them of the issue. They replied stating > that they found the problem but that it could not be fixed in the > current version. Fusion 3 has been announced and will be available on > October 27. I hope to try it in some fashion and I will report back > on my findings when I can. > > If viewing images is your primary concern and you don't need or want > to run Windows otherwise, you might look into the zoom options in > Universal Access for the "smooth images" checkbox. By default, OS X > uses anti-aliasing to reduce pixel visibility, but it does cause a > good deal of blurriness on fonts and images at higher magnification. > Unchecking that should help. Option-Command-Backslash will toggle it > also and save you a trip through system preferences. The other thing > that may help is the contrast adjustment in Universal Access. There is > a slider there or you can use Control-Option-Command-Comma to decrease > contrast and Control-Option-Command-Period to increase it. > > Hope this helps, > Matt > > On Oct 19, 2009, at 4:20 PM, Christina wrote: > >> >> Hello list, >> >> I was wondering if zoomtext works in the the windows virtual >> environment using vmware fusion. I've heard of some of you using >> jaws >> while in windows with vmware fusion. I really have limited vision >> but >> what love to use zoomtext to look at some photos of family. I do not >> currently have windows installed on my macbook anywhere and have not >> had any need for windows. However, I don't feel the zoom that comes >> equipped on the mac does a good enough job on the photos. I don't >> know if it's the monitor on my macbook, the zoom on the mac, or my >> decreased vision, but any photos are very blurry, pixelated, and >> washed out. So, wanted to see if zoom text would be a better >> option. I'm not thrilled about putting windows on my mac but it >> seems >> that many of you do this with no problems. >> >> Thanks, >> Christina >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
