You can try an X-window magnifier from www.beam.co.uk/xvi XVI software is a bundle of screen reader and a magnification software for X-window. Though in its developmental stage, I think it's got quite a nice approach to the issue. Vic ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toby Fisher" <toby_fisher@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 7:16 AM Subject: Screen enlargement under Linux. > 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 > > >
