[H-GEN] Software for the Vision Impaired

[David Seikel]

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 04:52 pm, James Mills wrote:
> I'm wondering if there's any software available for linux
> (similar to the Zoom Text program available for windows) which increases
> screen resolution extremely high so normal text appears to have a size
> of 72 points, and also has the capability of being able to read text in
> windows or where the mouse pointer is...

There are many magnifier programs, your distribution probably comes with one 
or more.  Some window managers have an option to show you where the mouse 
pointer is, I vaguely remember that Enlightenment is one of those.

What you really want though is to know that XFree86 has a built in 
magnification capability.  You need to have several resolutions configured 
correctly, then using CTRL ALT and the plus and minus keys on the numeric 
keypad will change between them, thus zooming in and out.  Everything, 
including the mouse pointer, will get bigger.  For instance, you could have 
1024x768, 800x600, and 640x480 all setup.  Your programs think they are 
running at 1024x768, but you could be zoomed into 640x480 and scroll around 
the 1024x768 windows just by moving the mouse.