Hey Guys,
I am really struggling as a low vision user of OS X. I know there is a
free Zoom feature and VoiceOver is a lifesaver as usual, but I am a
strange case when it comes to computing with limited vision. When I was
young I never had ZoomText or anything in the Windows world. I was
forced to adapt the computer to my needs on my own. I figured out a few
tricks like using the Extra Large theme in Windows XP (this feature
seems to be gone in Win7), lowering the resolution, DPI Scailing, and of
course, using CTRL + and - inside Firefox. I've never been a fan of
magnifying my screen because I am used to seeing everything on my screen
all at once. I prefer making the text bigger and using magnification
ONLY when there's a button or something that can't be modified and I
can't see what it is.
Now I own a MacBook Air because Windows 8 was even harder to modify than
Windows 7... and I don't see it getting any better. I think I made a
poor decision on my Mac, an 11-inch MacBook Air. The screen is small and
the text on it is tiny. I tried lowering the resolution but it doesn't
go very low. Also, sighted people tell me that the lower resolution
makes everything look like crap but I can't see the difference. I also
tried changing the DPI scailing but apparently Apple doesn't allow you
to do this without some developer tools like Xcode. I also tried a
program called TinkerTool but it didn't seem to make a damn bit of a
difference. I detected absolutely NO change after altering the settings.
I have figured out that Command + and - do change the text size on
certain things like e-mail and messages... but its still not quite big
enough for me. I also did a few things like turning on the feature that
magnifies your Dock, and increase the size of icons on my desktop, but I
have a very long way to go before everything looks right. Can anyone
recommend a tool or a method of enlarging text on the Mac without using
something like Zoom?
Thanks,
Byron
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