Re: Magnifier in GNOME

[Dragan Sarbut <ds baum ro>]

Hello,
If you chose to work with gnome-mag, you should try using gnopernicus.
Gnopernicus is a client for gnome-mag and allows you to choose the
magnification level, mouse tracking mode , focus tracjking mode, etc.
Regards, 
Dragan

On Sat, 2005-02-05 at 23:26, �vind Lode wrote:
> 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
> �vind
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