Greetings Toby, For enlarging the font in console mode, try using SVGATextMode. It's not exactly a screen magnifier, rather it allows you to specify the number of characters displayed per line. I think on the lowest setting (that is, the lowest number of characters per line), you get the equivalent of about 24-point font. One note of warning though - be sure the read the documentation carefully as you can apparently mess up your monitor if you choose the incorrect settings. You can get SVGATextMode from http://freshmeat.net/projects/svgatextmode/?topic_id=136. Good luck! -j Jennifer E. Jobst Linux Information Development IBM Linux Technology Services (512) 838-8298, T/L 678-8298 Toby Fisher <toby_fisher at bigf To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> oot.com> cc: Sent by: Subject: Screen enlargement under Linux. speakup-admin at bra ille.uwo.ca 04/16/2002 12:16 AM Please respond to speakup Hi. I'm helping a friend to set up his Linux system. hat he needs is not speech, but scren enlargement. This can weither be under X or the console, preferably both as he as expressed a wish to use the console as much as possible, because the font is nicer! *smile* He is quite computer-savy, so his migration to Linux has not been a challenge for the most part, however when he got the x server running, it set up his video settings with the highest resolution possible for his card and 21-inch monitor, resulting in his requiring a magnifying glass to read the screen. Any and all help appreciated. Cheers. -- Toby Fisher Email: toby at g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 ICQ: #61744808 Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
