iZoom 3.0 represents a leap in screen magnification technology with support
for 64 bit operating systems, crystal clear font smoothing at all zoom
levels, SmartAlign and much more! iZoom 3.0 raises the bar in screen
magnification technology, offering complete portability, ease of use and
revolutionary new features not found in any other magnifier.

More details at:
http://magnifiers.org/news.php?action=fullnews&id=357

Peter Verhoeven
http://www.magnifiers.org The Magnifiers Home

Hello John,

I'm very sorry to hear about your economic situation and I hope that
you will survive this crisis in your own house. I referred to zt 9.1
indeed (my mortgage has a fixed interest rate ;-)).

Take care!
Bas

On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 8:28 PM, John Cunniff <johnc@...> wrote:
> Hello, Bas,
>
> Thank you for your sharing with me about your experience. I understand
> about losing cursor tracking no matter what version.
>
> I'm still using ZT 7.11. Reason is -- I am in a bad economy -- can't
> afford to pay a lot of money. I must pay for my homeowning costs. Ouch.
>
> Thanks,
> Johnny :)
>
> --
>
> John Cunniff
> President (2008-2011)
> Deaf-Blind Contact Center
> johnc@...
>
>



--
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Mobile: +31 (0)6 50 24 57 56
Cancrinus ICT - www.canict.com

Hello, Bas,

Thank you for your sharing with me about your experience. I understand
about losing cursor tracking no matter what version.

I'm still using ZT 7.11. Reason is -- I am in a bad economy -- can't
afford to pay a lot of money. I must pay for my homeowning costs. Ouch.

Thanks,
Johnny :)

--
John Cunniff
President (2008-2011)
Deaf-Blind Contact Center
johnc@...

Hello John,

I contacted Ai2 the other day about this issue and they are working on
it. The last update of zt fixed most ff tracking issues for me.
Sometimes zt just looses track of the cursor and then a Control + Alt
+ Shift + D helps sometimes.

Regards,
Bas

On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 11:09 PM, John Cunniff <johnc@...> wrote:
> Dear Everybody:
>
> I installed fireFox 3.0.3 last Saturday night while I stay home to catch
> up my rests after a flu. Anyway, I noticed that I'm having a cursor
> tracking problem only on FireFox3. When I type for example, I click on
> an address box to highlight it. I erased out then, type:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups. I cannot see what I type. I must move
> ZoomText to find a cursor where I last typed. Also, in message box, the
> same problem. I have to move the ZoomText to find the cursor where I
> last typed.
>
> I have absolute no problem with two other browsers. Internet Explorer 6
> and SeaMonkey 1.1.x. I still use SeaMonkey. Yes, ZoomText follows the
> cursor all the times in Address Box and Message box, too. Also, my
> friend uses an old version of FireFox 2.0.0.7, I think is no problem,
> too. The only problem with is FireFox3.0.3 that's all.
>
> Does anyone have any problem with FireFox 3.0.3 that won't let ZoomText
> to follow your cursor's movements?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> John Cunniff
> President (2008-2011)
> Deaf-Blind Contact Center
> johnc@...
>
>



--
Bas Cancrinus

Mobile: +31 (0)6 50 24 57 56
Cancrinus ICT - www.canict.com

Did you check the Accessibility functions in the FireFox Options?
Also, Try pressing F7 while in FireFox.

On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 5:09 PM, John Cunniff <johnc@...> wrote:
> Dear Everybody:
>
> I installed fireFox 3.0.3 last Saturday night while I stay home to catch
> up my rests after a flu. Anyway, I noticed that I'm having a cursor
> tracking problem only on FireFox3. When I type for example, I click on
> an address box to highlight it. I erased out then, type:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups. I cannot see what I type. I must move
> ZoomText to find a cursor where I last typed. Also, in message box, the
> same problem. I have to move the ZoomText to find the cursor where I
> last typed.
>
> I have absolute no problem with two other browsers. Internet Explorer 6
> and SeaMonkey 1.1.x. I still use SeaMonkey. Yes, ZoomText follows the
> cursor all the times in Address Box and Message box, too. Also, my
> friend uses an old version of FireFox 2.0.0.7, I think is no problem,
> too. The only problem with is FireFox3.0.3 that's all.
>
> Does anyone have any problem with FireFox 3.0.3 that won't let ZoomText
> to follow your cursor's movements?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> John Cunniff
> President (2008-2011)
> Deaf-Blind Contact Center
> johnc@...
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> The Screen Magnifiers Homepage
> http://www.magnifiers.org
> Make It Visible!
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>



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BruceHP@(*).com
==================

Dear Everybody:

I installed fireFox 3.0.3 last Saturday night while I stay home to catch
up my rests after a flu. Anyway, I noticed that I'm having a cursor
tracking problem only on FireFox3. When I type for example, I click on
an address box to highlight it. I erased out then, type:
http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups. I cannot see what I type. I must move
ZoomText to find a cursor where I last typed. Also, in message box, the
same problem. I have to move the ZoomText to find the cursor where I
last typed.

I have absolute no problem with two other browsers. Internet Explorer 6
and SeaMonkey 1.1.x. I still use SeaMonkey. Yes, ZoomText follows the
cursor all the times in Address Box and Message box, too. Also, my
friend uses an old version of FireFox 2.0.0.7, I think is no problem,
too. The only problem with is FireFox3.0.3 that's all.

Does anyone have any problem with FireFox 3.0.3 that won't let ZoomText
to follow your cursor's movements?

Thanks.

--
John Cunniff
President (2008-2011)
Deaf-Blind Contact Center
johnc@...

free online maggnifier at http://www.itzooms.com/

The Charity of which i am Chairman has used the cd and usb versions of Lightning
with great acceptance by pupils

This free  unlimited version up to 6x works speedily and well

William Keates

You might want to search under Geology hand lenses.  You can buy a
fine B&L 10X magnifier for under $50.  Any more than $100 is always a
rip-off.

My favorite hand lens is a "blade" on the Victornox Swiss Arny knife.

On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 2:34 AM,  <Haverp@...> wrote:
> The closer the magnifier is held to your eye, the greater the magnification
> will be.  So if you hold the magnifier close to your eye and move the page
> you are looking at for focusing instead of moving the magnifier, you will get
> greater magnification.
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>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> The Screen Magnifiers Homepage
> http://www.magnifiers.org
> Make It Visible!
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>



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==================

I'm told diopters is a more accurate way to compare mags.  The $3.99 price
would have been a red flag for me.



Barbara

   _____

From: magnifiers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:magnifiers@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Jennifer Jesso
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 4:31 PM
To: magnifiers@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [magnifiers] Magnifier standards



I do believe magnifiers vary in quality, though I'm not sure how this works.
I had a low vision specialist once show me two magnifiers that were both 10x
power, but I was not able to see the print with one and was able to see it
with the other. He said the difference was the optics, and of course the one
that was better was much more expensive, by several hundred dollars. So I do
think price makes a difference in quality, which could affect the resulting
image quality.

Do you mind mentioning which company you bought it from? I'm just curious.

Jen



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The closer the magnifier is held to your eye, the greater the magnification
will be.  So if you hold the magnifier close to your eye and move the page
you are looking at for focusing instead of moving the magnifier, you will get
greater magnification.
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Magnifiers should really be selected based on their diopter power, this is
the standard mewsurement.  There is no standard for magnification.


In a message dated 10/25/2008 2:34:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
loyrg2845@... writes:




I purchased a hand held magnifier which was advertised as 8X but the
manification was less than the 5X I had been using. I purchased it from
a company in Canada. Is the standards different in Canada or did I get
ripped off?




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Thanks for the information. These magnifiers do say 8X and 10X they don't give
the diopter. They are round and they are clear image just not as large as they
should be.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Seven Williams" <kseven@...>
To: <magnifiers@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 8:33 PM
Subject: RE: [magnifiers] Magnifier standards


Magnifiers vary extremely in quality. If you have ever been fitted with
glasses you'll remember the better worse game which those of us with low
vision usually only can play in full diopter increments, but which others
play in quarter diopter jumps. Better worse adn be at the same magnification
with other perameters changed in the lense. Also a well cut, finely made
lens is going to give clearer magnification than the plastic one from the
crack-n-the-Jack box (look ma! no copyright infringement)... If you can see
the difference, good magnifying glasses are a better buy. If you can't see
it, don't bother.

There are all sorts of formulas I no longer remember about magnification
because I haven't worked inthe field for decades now. But magnification on
your CCTV is different from that with your hand held lens. 16 diopter
handheld lens will give you 4 X magnification I believe in other words it
takes 4 diopters to increase the image one time height and width. Some
devices such as bar magnifiers only magnify in one direction so you get tall
skinny characters when looking at print with the height magnified and the
width left alone.
  So my expensive specticle mounted 65 diopter magnifier is giving me just a
tad over 15X magnification. Do the math as I"m too old for it, but this
means that the  5 X magnifier is 20 diopters and the 8 X is 32 diopters.
Differences can certainly be accounted for by quality of lens and
manufacturing standards. That much of a difference so you'd read better with
the 5X than the 8X...possibly. But be sure you're comparing apples to
apples. Is the 8X really 8X or is it 8 diopters which would only give you
2X? That would make a huge difference.

If you wish to prolong this headache go read
http://www.bertech.com/product8/magnifi_notes.htm
for the details in other words probably more accurate than mine.

A lesson here is if you ccan't afford the expensive, good quality lenses,
get a stronger lens in the lower priced version than you think you need and
give it a go.

While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done.
Helen Keller

Kathy Seven Williams






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------------------------------------

The Screen Magnifiers Homepage
http://www.magnifiers.org
Make It Visible!



Yahoo! Groups Links

Magnifiers vary extremely in quality. If you have ever been fitted with
glasses you'll remember the better worse game which those of us with low
vision usually only can play in full diopter increments, but which others
play in quarter diopter jumps. Better worse adn be at the same magnification
with other perameters changed in the lense. Also a well cut, finely made
lens is going to give clearer magnification than the plastic one from the
crack-n-the-Jack box (look ma! no copyright infringement)... If you can see
the difference, good magnifying glasses are a better buy. If you can't see
it, don't bother.

There are all sorts of formulas I no longer remember about magnification
because I haven't worked inthe field for decades now. But magnification on
your CCTV is different from that with your hand held lens. 16 diopter
handheld lens will give you 4 X magnification I believe in other words it
takes 4 diopters to increase the image one time height and width. Some
devices such as bar magnifiers only magnify in one direction so you get tall
skinny characters when looking at print with the height magnified and the
width left alone.
  So my expensive specticle mounted 65 diopter magnifier is giving me just a
tad over 15X magnification. Do the math as I"m too old for it, but this
means that the  5 X magnifier is 20 diopters and the 8 X is 32 diopters.
Differences can certainly be accounted for by quality of lens and
manufacturing standards. That much of a difference so you'd read better with
the 5X than the 8X...possibly. But be sure you're comparing apples to
apples. Is the 8X really 8X or is it 8 diopters which would only give you
2X? That would make a huge difference.

If you wish to prolong this headache go read
http://www.bertech.com/product8/magnifi_notes.htm
for the details in other words probably more accurate than mine.

A lesson here is if you ccan't afford the expensive, good quality lenses,
get a stronger lens in the lower priced version than you think you need and
give it a go.

While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done.
Helen Keller

Kathy Seven Williams






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I got them from the following link.  I just emailed him and asked him to check
them out. He said he is totally blind himself, but would have someone to do it
for him. You may be correct about the quality makes a difference.

http://www.braillebookstore.com/view.php?C=Hands-On+Braille
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jennifer Jesso" <jen_jesso@...>
To: <magnifiers@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 4:31 PM
Subject: RE: [magnifiers] Magnifier standards


I do believe magnifiers vary in quality, though I'm not sure how this works.
I had a low vision specialist once show me two magnifiers that were both 10x
power, but I was not able to see the print with one and was able to see it
with the other. He said the difference was the optics, and of course the one
that was better was much more expensive, by several hundred dollars. So I do
think price makes a difference in quality, which could affect the resulting
image quality.

Do you mind mentioning which company you bought it from? I'm just curious.

Jen


------------------------------------

The Screen Magnifiers Homepage
http://www.magnifiers.org
Make It Visible!



Yahoo! Groups Links

I do believe magnifiers vary in quality, though I'm not sure how this works.
I had a low vision specialist once show me two magnifiers that were both 10x
power, but I was not able to see the print with one and was able to see it
with the other. He said the difference was the optics, and of course the one
that was better was much more expensive, by several hundred dollars. So I do
think price makes a difference in quality, which could affect the resulting
image quality.

Do you mind mentioning which company you bought it from? I'm just curious.

Jen

I got the right magnifier. I got a 10X pocket magnifier and it magnifies less
than the 5X Bausch & Lomb I have been using. Maybe the Chinese supplier
misrepresented them to the company. I could not believe that they could sell a
10X pocket magnifier for $3.99. I did contact them and they Sid I was the only
one to have complained.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jennifer Jesso" <jen_jesso@...>
To: <magnifiers@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:43 PM
Subject: RE: [magnifiers] Magnifier standards


I would contact them and find out if you got shipped the wrong magnifier.
That's happened to me before. The standards are the same worldwide.

Jen

-----Original Message-----
From: magnifiers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:magnifiers@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of randall2845
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:34 AM
To: magnifiers@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [magnifiers] Magnifier standards

I purchased a hand held magnifier which was advertised as 8X but the
manification was less than the 5X I had been using. I purchased it from
a company in Canada. Is the standards different in Canada or did I get
ripped off?






------------------------------------

The Screen Magnifiers Homepage
http://www.magnifiers.org
Make It Visible!



Yahoo! Groups Links

I would contact them and find out if you got shipped the wrong magnifier.
That's happened to me before. The standards are the same worldwide.

Jen

-----Original Message-----
From: magnifiers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:magnifiers@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of randall2845
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:34 AM
To: magnifiers@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [magnifiers] Magnifier standards

I purchased a hand held magnifier which was advertised as 8X but the
manification was less than the 5X I had been using. I purchased it from
a company in Canada. Is the standards different in Canada or did I get
ripped off?

I purchased a hand held magnifier which was advertised as 8X but the
manification was less than the 5X I had been using. I purchased it from
a company in Canada. Is the standards different in Canada or did I get
ripped off?

Hmm. There's also this:

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060119152725322

I don't think it's quite ready for consumer use, but it looks like the
capability is more or less there within the system to render the user
interface with bigger fonts.

--
Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis

noeyewar wrote:
> so are there any good screen magnifiers for mac?
>
> i know there is one build in, but the picture becamed very ugly
> (blurry) when zoomed in, so i guess it is unusable.

This is a problem at higher zoom levels.

This is another option:

http://www.orin.com/access/visiovoice/index.htm

But I don't think there's anything of ZoomText's quality. See also this
discussion:

http://abortrephrase.com/2008/05/29/screen-magnification-zoomtext-vs-os-x-vs-lin\
ux/

--
Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis

hey out there.
i am searching for a new laptop, and i have falled in love with the
new macbook pro.

but i am a zoomtext user on windows (between 8-10x), so i really need
som kind of decent magnification.

so are there any good screen magnifiers for mac?

i know there is one build in, but the picture becamed very ugly
(blurry) when zoomed in, so i guess it is unusable.
is there any way to enable font smoothing or somthing like that?

thnaks

I love NVDA. BTW, there are a lot of JFW users on the NVDA user email list.

Gary

> -----Original Message-----
> From: magnifiers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:magnifiers@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of
> Chris O'Donnell
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 8:27 PM
> To: magnifiers@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [magnifiers] NVDA free, open source screen reader
>
> Hi all,
>
> This is a shameless plug for NVDA, the free, open source screen reader
> for windows. I see some emails from last year mentioned this nice
> app. Since then, NVDA has recently release new versions with improved
> stability and functionality. Two of the core developers for NVDA are
> blind.
>
> Their website is:
> http://www.nvda-project.org/ <http://www.nvda-project.org/>
>
> Many thanks,
> -Chris O
>
>

Hi all,

This is a shameless plug for NVDA, the free, open source screen reader
for windows.  I see some emails from last year mentioned this nice
app.  Since then, NVDA has recently release new versions with improved
stability and functionality.  Two of the core developers for NVDA are
blind.

Their website is:
http://www.nvda-project.org/

Many thanks,
-Chris O

Since these UMPCs can Windows XP, they should run just about any
magnifier.  But this is an easy test:  take a USB drive with your
favorite magnifier(s) and try them out at the store on some UMPCs.  (I
recommend something free, open source, like Virtual Magnifying Glass,
but then again I'm biased, being the author of this critter ;-).  The
only concern might be the video hardware support, which could impact
those magnifiers that depend on DirectX support for overlays, for
instance, so the free apps may fare better in such a case.

Many thanks,
-Chris O

On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 7:07 PM, jcvous <jcvous@...> wrote:
> Has anyone heard of, or seen, a screen magnifier running on the latest
> generation of Ultra Mobile PC's that use the Intel Atom processor?
> Speciffically, I am taliking about systems that can run XP. These are
> PC's such as the Acer Aspire One, ASUS EEE, MSI Wind, Lenovo Ideapad
> S10, or the Dell Inspiron Mini 9. These PC's are great because they are
> lightweight, have long battery life, solid-state drives, and are
> relatively inexpensive. The downside, of course, is small screen size
> of 7 to 10 inches.
>
>

Has anyone heard of, or seen, a screen magnifier running on the latest
generation of Ultra Mobile PC's that use the Intel Atom processor?
Speciffically, I am taliking about systems that can run XP. These are
PC's such as the Acer Aspire One, ASUS EEE, MSI Wind, Lenovo Ideapad
S10, or the Dell Inspiron Mini 9. These PC's are great because they are
lightweight, have long battery life, solid-state drives, and are
relatively inexpensive. The downside, of course, is small screen size
of 7 to 10 inches.

i'm in the u.s.

any ideas?

thanks,

sonja

Hi,



Is there any speech software available for a blackberry smartphone?



Thank you for the information.



Kind regards,



Luc



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Morning all

I received this email from AFB about a free screen reader/magnificaton.
have a good one.

bob

Vision loss shouldn't prevent you from enjoying today's
technology, like computers and the Internet. The agency of the month,
VISIONS
<http://www.afb.org/seniorsite.asp?SectionID=64&TopicID=376&SubTopicID=1\
45> , shared the following tips to keep you up and running and surfing
the Web.

If you have high-speed Internet service and you use a computer with the
Microsoft Windows operating system, you can access free speech output
with screen magnification at: www.satogo.com <http://www.satogo.com/> .
This web site loads a free program that is a screen reader called System
Access. You also have the option of using basic full-screen
magnification, as long as you are connected to the Internet.

If you do not have high-speed Internet service but do have a computer
running the Windows 2000, XP, or Vista operating system, you can use
built-in accessibility that includes magnification and a free program
within Windows called Narrator, which provides speech output. While the
speech provided is not the best, it can get you started and you can then
decide if you want to invest in a software program with better speech
quality or more magnification options.

You can also download free demonstration copies of many different
commercial software packages that will provide you with screen
enlargement or screen reading capability for use on a trial basis. For
more information about screen magnification and speech options, check
out the article, Using A Computer
<http://www.afb.org/seniorsite.asp?SectionID=67&DocumentID=3286> .

Microsoft Windows offers various accessibility modifications. If you
find installing these modifications too complex, try recruiting a
computer-savvy relative, friend, or local professional tech support
agency to help you. For more information on other aspects of Windows
accessibility, visit the Microsoft web site
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/accessibility/default.mspx#ERD\
> .

Microsoft Windows is not the only operating system that offers
significant built-in accessibility features. Both LINUX
<http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Accessibility-HOWTO/introduction.html>  and Apple
<http://www.apple.com/accessibility/>  also offer assistive technology
such as screenreaders, magnifiers, and more.


For more information, or for tip archives, please visit AFB Senior Site.
<http://www.afb.org/seniorsite>

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The following is from music software weekly, I thought it might be of some
use to some visually impaired computer users.

/greg

TextAloud MP3 v2.291
Windows | XP | Vista | NT | ME | 98 | 95 |  2000
Shareware

Convert any text into voice and MP3 for PC or download  to MP3  player.

http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/TextAloud_MP3




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I will be out of the office starting  08/15/2008 and will not return until
09/02/2008.