I'm not a low-vision user, so forgive my ignorance. Why does Zoom not work? If you need the screen to be larger, then Zoom will do that. You can choose to magnify the window or whole screen, how big you want it, and so on. Does Zoom not enlarge things you need enlarged? Have you looked into AI Squared's screen enlargement program for the Mac? I believe it is called Zoomtext. On Dec 27, 2013, at 7:06 AM, Byron J. Lee <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
