Thanks guys. I use all of these features on my MacPro and 30" Monitor, but with a couple of broken fingers on my right hand, coupled with the poor vision, it is a real hassle. Reaching 80 in April, so I've got lots of other health issues as well. Were it not for my Mac, I'd have packed it in ages ago. (smile) I just enjoy bitching! One of my few vices!!!
Thanks for tolerating my occasional query. Joe Wilkins On Nov 20, 2012, at 7:32 PM, Kay C Lan wrote: > Although there is a Zoom feature in Universal Access, even when it's turned > Off there is a Screen Zoom feature which can be used. Screen Zoom is > available with any trackpad or if you have a Magic Mouse, Mighty Mouse or > mouse with a scroll wheel. Press *Ctrl + Scroll UP (two finger if using a > trackpad). It should be On by default but you can access it via the TackPad > or Mouse Preference Pane. It's easy to get the LC Preference Pane to fill > the screen and that is only at about 15% of the available magnification! If > I go all the way I can magnify it so only two lines vertically and about 18 > characters horizontally FILL the screen. The trick is to place the cursor > over what you want magnified, then when you magnify it will be right in the > middle of your screen. > > This obviously isn't a working solution, you can't work with the script > editor this way, but for those occasional situations where you need to read > the tiny print of a Preference Pane, Get Info window or Installer Dialog > instruction, it works like a charm. > > And one other use of Screen Zoom; for some reason, every now and then I get > a DVD (typically old) that even after selecting Full Screen, displays the > movie with a large border around it. Screen Zoom quickly fixes that. > > HTH > *It's the Ctrl key not the usual Cmd key. > > On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 1:37 AM, Peter Haworth <p...@lcsql.com> wrote: > >> Hi Joe, >> Not sure what platform you are on but Macs have a Universal Access control >> panel in the Settings that has various options to help in these >> circumstances, not just with Livecode but with any program. I'm sure >> there's something equivalent on Windows too. >> Pete >> lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 9:02 AM, Joe Lewis Wilkins <pepe...@cox.net> >> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Jan. I'll see (I hope) if I can find it. Is there a way to >> increase >>> the Font Size of the Preferences? That would make finding other things a >>> lot easier. The Dictionary is also very tiny. (sigh!) That's my world. >>> >>> Gracias a todos! >>> >>> Jose >>> >>> On Nov 20, 2012, at 8:26 AM, Jan Schenkel wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Joe, >>>> >>>> You can definitely modify the script editor settings: >>>> - Go to menu 'Edit' item 'Preferences' - then select 'Script editor' in >>> the left-hand side list. >>>> - In the right-hand side panel you should see option menus for the font >>> and size. >>>> >>>> On my Windows machine I picked Consolas size 12; I just tried switching >>> it to size 18 and it worked like a charm. >>>> >>>> HTH, >>>> >>>> Jan Schenkel. >>>> >>>> >>>> ===== >>>> Quartam Reports & PDF Library for LiveCode >>>> www.quartam.com >>>> >>>> >>>> ===== >>>> "As we grow older, we grow both wiser and more foolish at the same >>> time." (La Rochefoucauld) >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: Joe Lewis Wilkins <pepe...@cox.net> >>>> To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> >>>> Cc: >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 4:50 PM >>>> Subject: Re: SOMETHING PRETTY BASSIC >>>> >>>> Hi Bernie, et al: >>>> Yeah, I followed it at the time, but was never satisfied with the >>> results. Again, it goes back to my poor vision. I have managed to resolve >>> all my issues in a somewhat clumsy fashion that took me ages to >> accomplish. >>> Turns out it was a good thing, since I had left a script poorly coded at >>> one time and it was going to work irrationally if at all when I tried >> using >>> some of its handlers. LC balked, fortunately. The errors are so small >> that >>> I didn't even notice them and I have yet to figure out how I can increase >>> their font size. (sigh!) At the moment I'm being harrassed by a fly >> that's >>> driving me crazy. >>>> >>>> Thanks gang! >>>> >>>> Joe Wilkins >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
