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Mac OS 9 Discussion => Software => Topic started by: coachla on July 09, 2014, 05:18:49 AM

Title: Does anyone know of a MacOS9 system zoom application?
Post by: coachla on July 09, 2014, 05:18:49 AM
Close View never cut the icing for me. The only good thing I found with OSX is the system zoom. Has anyone found something for OS9?
Title: Re: Does anyone know of a MacOS9 system zoom application?
Post by: IIO on July 18, 2014, 04:35:18 AM
i think i´ve lost mine, but as far as i remember it was called something with "zoom" and was a control panel
Title: Re: Does anyone know of a MacOS9 system zoom application?
Post by: Syntho on July 18, 2014, 04:45:43 AM
I used to have my monitors about 5 feet away in front of me behind a mixer. I got tired of squinting and using the Zoom feature in OSX so instead, I redid my entire studio so I could have my monitors only a foot away. I think we're out of luck for a zoom app in OS9 unfortunately.
Title: Re: Does anyone know of a MacOS9 system zoom application?
Post by: Mat on July 19, 2014, 07:27:44 PM
If you are talking about that feature: http://screenshots.de.sftcdn.net/blog/de/2012/01/Bildschirmfoto-2012-01-10-um-15.29.49.png
(I don´t knnow, I never really used X), this is existing for a long time at Mac OS. At least from System 7.5 onwards. It is a Control Panel, and you can find it at the Mac OS 9 CDs at "CD Extras" – at least at Retail Versions of the OS. In German it is called "Vergrösserung" and is inside "Bedienungshilfen" in the "CD Extras Folder".
Title: Re: Does anyone know of a MacOS9 system zoom application?
Post by: IIO on July 24, 2014, 01:47:34 PM
i refound it in my archives catalog, it was called "zoomie". as it seems i dont have the file.
Title: Re: Does anyone know of a MacOS9 system zoom application?
Post by: IIO on July 24, 2014, 02:02:46 PM
haha, found it:

http://www.patchdance.com/shareware.html

it has nothing to do with zooming in. :D
Title: Re: Does anyone know of a MacOS9 system zoom application?
Post by: coachla on July 25, 2014, 07:01:14 AM
I don't follow how all this relates to my original post. I'm looking for a system zoom in OS9 if someone uncovers one fallen  by the wayside.
Title: Re: Does anyone know of a MacOS9 system zoom application?
Post by: Protools5LEGuy on August 01, 2014, 09:15:27 AM
Close View never cut the icing for me. The only good thing I found with OSX is the system zoom. Has anyone found something for OS9?

What is Close View?
Title: Re: Does anyone know of a MacOS9 system zoom application?
Post by: IIO on August 01, 2014, 11:36:24 AM
closeview:

http://park.org/Guests/Trace/pavilion/macshar1.htm

some of them will go into my next installer, too. i just got a 300 controlpanel package from a friends software archive. when i have time, they all get sorted and included. :)
Title: Re: Does anyone know of a MacOS9 system zoom application?
Post by: coachla on August 02, 2014, 05:05:58 AM
Close View is a headache to use.
Title: Re: Does anyone know of a MacOS9 system zoom application?
Post by: IIO on August 02, 2014, 03:02:24 PM
yes it is.

there is always the option to lower the screen resolution.

Title: Re: Does anyone know of a MacOS9 system zoom application?
Post by: Protools5LEGuy on August 04, 2014, 02:30:06 AM
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Magnification

Closeview 7.1

CloseView, a utility included in every Macintosh, enables users to magnify screen contents up to 16 times. This utility allows for easier viewing by users who are visually impaired. Freeware. See http://www2.apple.com/disability/disability_home.html

    closeview.sit.hqx (33k)

MFZoom 2.1

MFZoom is a system extension that increases the menu and window title font size to 14pt. This is useful for big screen monitor users and those who have to squint to see the normal menu font. Freeware. See http://www.ecnet.net/users/gnorris/place.shtml

    mfzoom_21.hqx (17k)

ZoomLens 2.5

This program magnifies the area around the mouse pointer in a box in the corner of the screen, making text and icons easier to see for individuals with low vision. Magnifies the area up to 24 times its regular size. Enlarges the menu bar, but not the actual menus. Freeware. See http://www.sped.ukans.edu/~dlance/freeindex.html

    zoomlens2.5.hqx (50k)
Title: Re: Does anyone know of a MacOS9 system zoom application?
Post by: IIO on August 04, 2014, 01:17:42 PM
yup, thats the one.
Title: Re: Does anyone know of a MacOS9 system zoom application?
Post by: IIO on August 05, 2014, 06:51:13 PM
zoom lens shows the RGB colors as 64 bit values. very, very strange.

but i think if it would work while dragging the mouse and had an option to stay in foreground it would be the perfect tool.
Title: Re: Does anyone know of a MacOS9 system zoom application?
Post by: coachla on August 18, 2016, 11:41:24 PM
Protools5LEGuy..... Thanks for posting Zoom Lens.... I had forgotten about this thread til now!  This little thing looks like it will serve me well for what I need....Thanks!

Title: Re: Does anyone know of a MacOS9 system zoom application?
Post by: Protools5LEGuy on August 22, 2016, 07:02:22 AM
More than happy to have all this archived and posted!