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Firstly, I have just spent 20 minutes TRYING to change the font _HER_ to 14
point *Discovery* *Bold*
I give up... :-((((((
I can read the message in the preview and main panes, but when I *Reply*
it's all thin and virtually invisible. I am sitting here with a 3x
magnifying glass trying to check this as I type...
WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE SO <DELETED> HARD????
(How can I fix this somebody, please!)
Anyway...<g>
Yep, done all that a thousand times...good job I make a restore point before
I start trying to *improve* things!
The Theme I am using is *WindowsXP Modified* and the *Classic* Start Menu
All fonts are 14 bold *Discovery* as far as I can recall
"Parker" <Parker@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4F832990-EC99-4016-9728-21913D0A67BE@microsoft.com...
> Have you tried a different color scheme? (right click on screen then chose
> Properties then Appearance) Here you can also change to large fonts and
> under
> the Advanced button you can change colors ect.
Not the scrollbart hough! (in my current Theme...) :-(((
Also what is your screen
> resolution set to?
see signature...
I had to set mine at 800X600 so I could see what I was
> doing. You can do this under the Setting tab.
>
You can also change the DPI there (Settings > Advanced)
Try 125% (if you havent already)
150% is too high and mucks up too many programs, unfortunately.
Even now, I cant use some webpages because they havev't beeen written to
account for this possinilit, *Tesco.co.uk* for one example. I have to use
their (awful) *Tesco Accesss* siter to order my groceries online because the
tab I need to click on on the main site just isnt ther! It's hidden under
anther part. Grrrrrr.
> Hope this helps
It's nice not to feel so alone, I assure you!
Now I need to go and rest my eyes for an hour!
Apologies for any unnoticed errores....
--
¦ zulu ¦
Dell Dimension XPS-T700r, 512 MB RAM, XP Pro. SP2, 21" CRT 1024x768
125%DPI
>
> "zulu" wrote:
>
>> Oh, I've posted about this sort of problem before...
>> MS seem FAR more interested in *pretty* rather than *functional* :-(((
>>
>> It's all very well for Bill Gates to swan about the world giving away the
>> millions he's made by overcharging for this stuff, however much it is to
>> be
>> appaulded, he needsto touch base with *this* world again for a while...
>>
>>
>> Time to see what *Linux* has to offfer maybe
>> "geezer" <wee@willy.com> wrote in message
>> news:99lkv09k9aqv7ec51bv8va91ua7rm8flnu@4ax.com...
>> > On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 14:22:15 GMT, "zulu" <nothere@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >>Cari, they don't have the tiniest concept of *Impaired vision*means.
>> >>If they DID, then that page would be in BOLD for a start..
>> >>
>> >>One of the problems with macular degeneration is that *thin* fonts
>> >>disappear...
>> >>
>> >>Now, back to the question:
>> >>How do we make the scrollbar DARKER please?
>> >>it can't be THAT hard, surely...
>> >>
>> >> .
>> >
>> > Exactly what I was thinking - but how? MS seems to want to allow you
>> > to enlarge and darken and change colors etc for a multitude of other
>> > things!
>> >
>> > Thanks for your interest
>>
>>
>>