Magnifier in GNOME

[Øyvind Lode <o-lode online no>]

Hi all.

I'm computer and Linux enthusiast.
I decided to test Linux as Desktop OS and installed Fedora Core 3.

My problem is that I far from normal sighted so I need a magnifier to 
operate the desktop environment.
I have been using Linux as server OS for a while now and I access my 
boxes through SSH from my windoze box using putty.
In Windoze I have a great litte utility called Magnifier that I use to 
enlarge the text and the magnificated area pops up in a magnifier window 
that also follows the mouse pointer, text editing and it also follows 
the focus when I write this mail in Mozilla Thunderbird.

The Windows Magnifier that is built into MS Windows XP is also brilliant 
to use on a 2 screen solution - I then use the right screen as a large 
magnifer and the left screen for internet browsing, mail reading etc.

Now back to Linux.
I installed linux and as a workstation with GNOME and tried the 
magnifier but it was no good at all.
This was a very huge disappointment because I had hoped that GNOME and 
Linux could offer a similar magnifer like MS windows that helps me a lot.

I could not even change the magnification level and I find the magnifier 
strange to the one in Windows XP.
But I have heard that the GNOME magnifier is for 2 screen solutions only 
and on this pc I don't have 2 monitors...

Is there other magnifiers that I could try?
If someone of you are familiar with the magnifier in Windows XP and know 
of similar magnifiers for Linux I would be very thankful.

regards
Øyvind