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Computer Glasses lets you magnify a portion of the screen to read fine print or magnify an image.
When you open Computer Glasses, you see a red circle. Click on the circle (magnifier) and drag it over the area to be magnified. As you drag the magnifier, you will see crosshairs. When you release the mouse, the area inside the area within the circle will be magnified. A Control Panel lets you choose the magnifier shape (Rectangle or Circle), the size of the magnifier (slider), turn the magnifier on/off and change the magnification (Slight, Medium, Larger and Largest). You can
When you open Computer Glasses, you see a red circle. Click on the circle (magnifier) and drag it over the area to be magnified. As you drag the magnifier, you will see crosshairs. When you release the mouse, the area inside the area within the circle will be magnified. A Control Panel lets you choose the magnifier shape (Rectangle or Circle), the size of the magnifier (slider), turn the magnifier on/off and change the magnification (Slight, Medium, Larger and Largest). You can
What's New
Version 3.0.0:
- Compatible with Mac OS X10.4, 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7 and is Intel only.
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
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Computer Glasses lets you magnify a portion of the screen to read fine print or magnify an image.
When you open Computer Glasses, you see a red circle. Click on the circle (magnifier) and drag it over the area to be magnified. As you drag the magnifier, you will see crosshairs. When you release the mouse, the area inside the area within the circle will be magnified. A Control Panel lets you choose the magnifier shape (Rectangle or Circle), the size of the magnifier (slider), turn the magnifier on/off and change the magnification (Slight, Medium, Larger and Largest). You can shrink the Control Panel, move it out of the way on the desktop, or minimize it to the Dock. You can close Computer Glasses by clicking on the control panel's (red) close button. Control Panel settings and location are saved between sessions. Magnifier location is saved between sessions and between Hide/Show views.
When you open Computer Glasses, you see a red circle. Click on the circle (magnifier) and drag it over the area to be magnified. As you drag the magnifier, you will see crosshairs. When you release the mouse, the area inside the area within the circle will be magnified. A Control Panel lets you choose the magnifier shape (Rectangle or Circle), the size of the magnifier (slider), turn the magnifier on/off and change the magnification (Slight, Medium, Larger and Largest). You can shrink the Control Panel, move it out of the way on the desktop, or minimize it to the Dock. You can close Computer Glasses by clicking on the control panel's (red) close button. Control Panel settings and location are saved between sessions. Magnifier location is saved between sessions and between Hide/Show views.
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bcaraher reviewed on 11 Jan 2011
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This app is the exact opposite of OS X-like plus it's useless (yet?) because of the built-in zoom function, maybe you should think of an advantage over the zoom function…
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Bill Neill reviewed on 24 Nov 2007
I'm sorry, but can't you just go to Apple Menu -> System Preferences -> Universal Access -> Turn on Zoom and achieve the same thing?
No you can NOT in 10.2.8
Thanks this is needed.
Needs Keyboard controls as it had in OS 9.
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AmberV reviewed on 02 Aug 2007
Universal Access zooming is not a developer tool. It *interpolates* which means it is worthless for getting pixel accurate views of your work. You cannot do any real work with it, because your development applications are zoomed as well (and probably ten miles to the left off-screen).
Anyway, this is a nice little tool. Does just what it needs to do. It could probably use a little refinement, but for the most part a good tool. If you don't like circles for some reason, there is a preference to use a rectangle.
Finally, it is free, further making the "just use Tiger's Zoom" people look even more dense.
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- Why a circle? My screen isn't circular.
- It would be handy if the crosshairs were as high and wide as the magnifier itself and if they could stay in place when you release the mouse (optional). Good for pixelperfect designers.
- I'd like the ability to resize the zoom window (yes, a window).
Only thing I'd like to see is, that if you toggle hide/show the circle remembers its position. And choosing the size of the circle would also be a nice to have.