Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h1LFpAP15233; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 10:51:10 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 10:51:10 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0302211041040.28048-100000@shagrat.silicongoblin.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Steve Linberg" <steve@silicongoblin.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2740] Re: "Hidden" Accessibility Settings X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: O Content-Length: 998 Lines: 24 On Wed, 19 Feb 2003, Jeff Carter wrote: > Which of these accessibility settings do you find useful, either as a > teacher or learner? Mac users running OSX 10.2 or higher have a nifty new tool in the "Universal Access" system preference panel: text zooming. You can use option-command-plus and option-command-minus to zoom in and out on the screen, and it gets nicely smoothed by the video card. I use it all the time to quickly magnify tiny text or pictures on web pages that are hardwired to small sizes. It's very fast and smooth, and integrated right into the OS. You can use it zoomed in to any level you want, or just pop in and out for a quick "blow-up" of something you're having trouble seeing. Very cool. It's also got all the usual stuff: "sticky" keys for one-handed typing, text-to-speech and sound assistance. -- Steve Linberg, Chief Goblin Silicon Goblin Technologies http://silicongoblin.com Be kind. Remember, everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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