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Jan 30 2009

GABRIELU  Seriously folks, what's the point of this app if your mac can already zoom in and out of the screen by simply holding CONTROL on your keyboard and moving your mouse wheel up and down????  
(Version 2.1)

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Dec 1 2008

TOOL FORCE SOFTWARE  Don't get me wrong, this comment is just my own opinion:

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…  
(Version 2.0)

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Dec 19 2008

EASER  The advantage is that if you wish to magnify only a portion of the screen, Apple's built-in zoom will not allow that. Programs like Computer Glasses do allow this.  
(Version 2.0)

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Jan 1 2009

TOOL FORCE SOFTWARE  Dragging the window to the right place seems to be more time consuming than using the built-in zoom, in my opinion. There are also some graphics issues. (I just found Mouseposé on MU, seems to be a more elegant way)  
(Version 2.0)

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Nov 24 2007
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BILL NEILL  Thanks for this so very much needed because the Apple failed to activate it in 10.2.8

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.  
(Version 1.3.1)

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Aug 2 2007
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AMBERV  I love how people keep posting that, because you can zoom the entire interface, you don't need a tool that only shows part of the screen magnified. Oi.

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.  
(Version 1.3)

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Dec 1 2008

MARSVIOLET  You can disable interpolating in Universal Access. Next to Zoom, click Options, then uncheck "Smooth images.…"  
(Version 2.0)

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Mar 20 2007

DESIGN-Q  As opposed to CTRL +/- which magnify the whole screen, this app.can also magnify only portion of a page.. hence useful  
(Version 1.3)

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Mar 14 2007

DOMINIQUE PERETTI  For those who don't know : in Tiger, you can press ctrl and scroll up to zoom in. **This app is not required** !  
(Version 1.3)

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Jan 10 2007

VASILIS  It's pretty nice. A few things.

- 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).  
(Version 1.1)

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Jan 9 2007

EL_MIGU_EL  Of cours you can use the build in magnification. BUT if you just want to have one particular region of the Screen magnified while using an other part just normally, this tool is great.

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.  
(Version 1.1)

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Jan 9 2007

OCHYMING  PAUL YOUNG this is helpful, but if you use the scroll button you can go back to normal. No need to reboot.  
(Version 1.1)

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Jan 5 2007

PAUL YOUNG  Shawnbodh - Yes, you can zoom the entire display using the method you described. I find, however, that you can get the display "stuck" while zoomed way in and have to reboot to get back to normal. Computer Glasses zooms only the area inside the circle. When you close Computer Glasses, everything is back to normal.

Paul Young, CSoM  
(Version 1.0)

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Jan 9 2007

OCHYMING  No you do not.

With the scroll wheal you can back to ÒnormalÔ  
(Version 1.1)

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Jan 5 2007

SHAWNBODH  I'm sorry, but can't you just go to Apple Menu -> System Preferences -> Universal Access -> Turn on Zoom and achieve the same thing?

With Zoom you can zoom into any part of the screen as far as you want, has options for image smoothing, and you can edit the keyboard shortcut in System Prefs -> Keyboard & Mouse.  
(Version 1.0)

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Jan 5 2007

153957PHOTOGRAPHY  or just hold control while scrolling up to zoom in... and scroll down to zoom out again..  
(Version 1.0)

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Jan 5 2007

MACUPDATE ADMIN  "or just hold control while scrolling up to zoom in..."

Nice one, I have to admit I did not know that one.  
(Version 1.0)

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Jan 9 2007

153957PHOTOGRAPHY  "Nice one, I have to admit I did not know that one."

go to System Prefs -> Mouse to configure its functions  
(Version 1.1)

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Jan 5 2007

SIMICHAVEL  Wonderful idea! Two necessary additions: user-controlled magnification options and toggle on/off with keyboard shortcut.  
(Version 1.0)

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