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roe-g

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Can any netbook support the "enhanced zoom desktop" feature in ubuntu? How do you use the feature?

I'm visually impaired and would need the ability to zoom like on a mac, in order for a netbook to be usable by me. The windows magnifier could be labeled "might as well not exist ware.". I know the "enhanced desktop zoom" feature in ubuntu requires decent graphics hardware. Does anyone know if any netbooks will support it? Also, on a desktop you hold down a key and scroll the mouse wheel how is it utilized on a netbook? A key and trackpad possibly?

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bdegrande

May 09, 2009 07:27 PM

I use Ubuntu a bit, but haven't tried the zoom feature, so I can't help there. There is no hardware reason limiting the ability to zoom, though. I run Mac OS X on the MSI Wind netbook, and the zoom feature works without a problem - hold down two keys and + or - to zoom in or out. The forums for particular netbooks manufacturers would probably have an answer for this, like www.eeeuser.com for Asus or www.msiwind.net for the Wind.
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