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4951 Pete Nalda
lpnalda Send Email
Jan 15, 2010
2:57 pm
Yeah but he says mac os magnifier doesn't track and that's just plain wrong. ... Egun On, Lagunak! (Basque for G'day, Mates) Pete Nalda ...
4952 Bas Cancrinus
bascancr Send Email
Jan 15, 2010
3:07 pm
How's OSX magnifier tracking these days? I checked out OSX more than a year ago and its tracking was so dissappointing that I didn't bother to check it ever...
4953 davebrody2004 Send Email Jan 15, 2010
7:33 pm
Windows 7 magnifier is a good basic magnifier that runs very well. There are also lots of other magnification programs out there -- like WinZoom for instance....
4954 T H
mrstish05 Send Email
Jan 15, 2010
7:34 pm
Thank you for your response.  I am interested in purchasing Zoomtext due to the fact that I have low vision and take online classes as well as surf the...
4955 Alan and Norah Joyce
alnorah.joyc... Send Email
Jan 15, 2010
7:34 pm
Karey Carbaugh/ Thankyou fpr your suggestions. I will try the alternative approaches and report back. Cheers, Alnor [Non-text portions of this message have...
4956 Karey Carbaugh
kareycarbaugh Send Email
Jan 15, 2010
8:23 pm
You're welcome Alnor,   You might also try highlighting the text you want to have read, then press Ctrl+c to copy it to the clipboard.  You can then press...
4957 Pete Nalda
lpnalda Send Email
Jan 15, 2010
8:37 pm
It seems to be just fine in every program apple includes on the computer. I've had problems with the irc client x-chat aqua, but otherwise, in mail, and...
4958 Karey Carbaugh
kareycarbaugh Send Email
Jan 15, 2010
9:08 pm
Hello,   You're welcome, and I am in a similar situation to you.  I've used ZoomText for years and absolutely love it.  I think you will find it is much...
4959 T H
mrstish05 Send Email
Jan 16, 2010
1:01 pm
Yes this helps greatly.  I wll check one of the websites and sample Zoomtext before purchasing it.  Thank you ... From: Karey Carbaugh...
4960 Bas Cancrinus
bascancr Send Email
Jan 16, 2010
1:46 pm
Forget XP and ZoomText. Go for the Windows 7 magnifier. Believe me, it's the best option and it's future-proof. Check out YouTube for some clips to convince...
4961 Bas Cancrinus
bascancr Send Email
Jan 16, 2010
1:55 pm
That's good news, it looks like Apple has improved quite a bit. How does the magnifier track 3rd party programs, like Firefox and OpenOffice? ... -- Bas...
4962 John Cunniff
johncunniff Send Email
Jan 16, 2010
3:27 pm
Hello, Everybody, I'm catching up my e-mails. Busy again tonight for the Deaf social... Wow. Busy again on Tues. for Board meeting. Surely, my e-mail will ...
4963 Karey Carbaugh
kareycarbaugh Send Email
Jan 16, 2010
8:34 pm
I'm anxious to try out Windows 7 and the built-in magnifier, but I wouldn't throw out the ZoomText CDs quite yet.  Does Windows Magnifier offer any of the...
4964 Karey Carbaugh
kareycarbaugh Send Email
Jan 16, 2010
8:39 pm
Yup, yup Johnny,   Welcome to Windows 7!  It is all new and all different with a whole new look and all kinds of learning curves!  I have seen it, but...
4965 John Cunniff
johncunniff Send Email
Jan 16, 2010
9:19 pm
Hello, Karey & the rest who runs Windows 7... I do not use Windows 7 yet, but want to know does Windows 7 Magnifiers magnify full screen? Does it do Reverse...
4966 John Cunniff
johncunniff Send Email
Jan 16, 2010
9:23 pm
Hello, Karey, Thank you! I will need to learn more about Windows 7, like you will. Smile. Have a great day, too. Johnny :) ... -- John Cunniff List owns: ...
4967 Bas Cancrinus
bascancr Send Email
Jan 16, 2010
11:17 pm
Yes, W7 has a built-in screen reader. I don't use a screen reader, so I can't tell you how it performs. Please check it out and add your findings to this...
4968 Bas Cancrinus
bascancr Send Email
Jan 16, 2010
11:23 pm
Hi Johnny, This clip answers all your questions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlFRwfDhwGE Bas ... -- Bas Cancrinus Mobile: +31 (0)6 50 24 57 56 [Non-text...
4969 Pete Nalda
lpnalda Send Email
Jan 17, 2010
1:42 am
Have never tried either. But I hear that Firefox is not accessible via VoiceOver and thus, I'm thinking they (Firefox) need to implement Apples' accessibility...
4970 John Cunniff
johncunniff Send Email
Jan 17, 2010
7:47 am
Bas, nice clip from YouTube. Thanks. -- John Cunniff List owns: DBSocial, DBTechies List moderating: (two private lists) E-mail: johnc@......
4971 Tony Cretney
rac@... Send Email
Jan 17, 2010
12:02 pm
I hope and suspect that the pain is just a temporary problem and that it will improve very soon indeed Chris! Tony Skype tonycu14 H.P. laptop Skype tonycu12233...
4972 T H
mrstish05 Send Email
Jan 17, 2010
4:59 pm
Hello.  I downloaded Zoomtext 9.1 and was unable to use it because my laptop uses a standard  VGA display driver and was prompted to access hardware update...
4973 Luc Sterckx
luc.sterckx5@... Send Email
Jan 17, 2010
6:07 pm
Hi, I've tried to use Zoomtext 9.1 in combination with Citrix. Magnification works, tracking and reading don't. Zoomtext is installed on a PC running under XP,...
4974 Armin
arminflores... Send Email
Jan 17, 2010
7:18 pm
Have you had the oppertunity to download the free trial of WinZoom. WinZoom is Windows 7 compatible check it out www.getwinzoom.com...
4975 Bas Cancrinus
bascancr Send Email
Jan 18, 2010
12:31 pm
Haven't tried it yet. Font smoothing feature and no admin privilege requirement sounds interesting. ... -- Bas Cancrinus Mobile: +31 (0)6 50 24 57 56 [Non-text...
4976 Karey Carbaugh
kareycarbaugh Send Email
Jan 18, 2010
6:30 pm
Hi Luc,   Yes, I am using ZoomText 9.18 and Windows XP with Citrix and have similar problems.  When I sent a note to AI Squared, they said that these are...
4977 Luc Sterckx
luc.sterckx5@... Send Email
Jan 18, 2010
7:01 pm
Hello Karey, Thank you for the quick reply. Now I know at least that it is not an 'isolated&#39; problem on my specific system config. In the meantime I've tried...
4978 Karey Carbaugh
kareycarbaugh Send Email
Jan 18, 2010
9:09 pm
You're welcome Luc,   No problem.  I'm glad Lunar.  I must admit that it has been a long time since I've tried Lunar or Magic, though when I tried them both...
4979 Karey Carbaugh
kareycarbaugh Send Email
Jan 18, 2010
11:44 pm
Hello,   Perhaps your laptop is set to a resolution that is not supported by ZoomText.  I don''t recall the list of reslolutions supported, but they should...
4980 Karey Carbaugh
kareycarbaugh Send Email
Jan 18, 2010
11:59 pm
Very Interesting, thanks Bas!   when I checked out the Screen Magnifier and Screen Reader found in Windows XP, I was sorely disappointed!!!!!!!!   The Screen...
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