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Hi again Sharon,
I am stunned by the fullness uf your reply!
I'll try to insert a dew comments into tour text, if I may.
"Sharon F" <sharonfDEL@ETEmvps.org> wrote in message
news:uHiHj%23$pFHA.2364@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 19:33:45 +0100, zulu wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>> I am severely partially sighted and find the small pixellated font used
>> in
>> (for example) System Properties <Windows key + pause/break> unreadable,
>> even
>> with an on screen magnifier.
>> How can I change it please?
>
> In my opinion, you have hit an area of Windows that has not kept pace with
> the increasing size of monitors.
That would certainly contribute to my difficulty in finding a solution then!
(For the record I am using q 21 inchh CRT
set to 800 x 600.)
> While most parts of Windows will resize
> with adjustments to visual settings,
I think I have increased size and changed fonts in most areas here.
> some screens remain immune to change.
Don't they just!
I could send you a list a yard long. :-(
> Most notably is properties sheets, a handful of control panel items and
> some dialog screens.
erc. etc. ....
> The bad news is that if you cannot get desirable results by decreasing the
> size of the desktop or by using Display> Settings> Advanced> General: DPI
> settings
Going high on DPI _and_ increasing font sizes raises more problems than
solutions, unfortunately, such as boxes that won't contain the text etc.
>Or adjusting fonts sizes using a classic theme in conjunction with
> "Items" found in Display> Appearance> Advanced, you're stuck.
>
I need to recheck the above, I _think_ I have *been thert, done that* but I
have tried so many things now.....! :-((
> The good news is that the MS development folks are aware of these
> shortcomings and are working at getting them updated for the next version
> of Windows.
HOORAY!
> Doesn't help you now but at least you'll know that effort is
> being extended to fix these problems in the future.
>
> I seem to remember working through this problem with you before. And we
> always end up here:
True
)
> Nothing to be done for *all* areas of operating system
> using just Windows solutions. For what it's worth, because of our
> discussions and whenever I get the chance, I remind the "Windows Team"
> that
> this area needs attention.
Oh yes please!!!
> From what I've seen they are listening and
> making some progress.
If I can assist in any way I would be very pleaed to. They certainly need
input from people with similr disabilities to mine to get a true picture of
what is needed. The problems _can't_ be imagined by a mormally sightrd
person, believe me!
> Meanwhile....
>
> There may be some third party solutions that I'm not aware of. Through the
> years I've searched around for add-on solutions designed for one type of
> accessibility or another. The one thing that sticks out is that they all
> seem to be a bit on the pricey side. From what I've read, it is sometimes
> possible to have these programs paid for or subsidized by organizations
> assist the legally blind.
FWIW, I am currently waitng assessment, but I expect that will be the
outcome, as my vision is now down to 3/60 in one eye and 1/60 in the other.
I'm damned if I'll give in _yet_though! <g>
> Some pages that have links for assistive software:
>
http://www.netserv.net.au/doonbank/speech.html
>
http://www.w3.org/WAI/References/Browsing
I'll investigate, TYVM.
Thanks enormously for your patience and understanding.
Sorry for any typos (and the length!)
--
¦ zulu ¦
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