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From: Mike Rosenberg on 10 Feb 2010 14:41 Jason Bourne <jg(a)spy.net> wrote: > Thanks for the suggestions-- but resizing every new window opened would > get old in a hurry. Moving the dock to the side is an interesting idea-- > but that would only block a different area of the window... Yes, but with a monitor with an aspect ratio of 16:9, which is true of your iMac, it only blocks 56% as much. Less, actually, since the dock has simpler graphics when it's on a side. I also find that losing a portion of the narrow dimension is less intrusive than losing a portion of the bottom. -- My latest dance performance <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_9pudbFisE> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi>
From: heron stone on 10 Feb 2010 14:42 In article <hkuo9k$hi8$1(a)news.albasani.net>, Jason Bourne <jg(a)spy.net> wrote: > Running SL 10.6.2 on a current model iMac 21.5". > > The default 1920 x 1080 screen resolution makes text too small for my > senior eyes. But if I set a lower resolution, the bottom part of the > screen image is hidden behind the dock with no ability to scroll it up. > > I know I can set the dock so it stays hidden until needed-- but I like > having it visible all the time. > > Any fix? +make the desktop active + do a cmd j +select a larger text size ..it will work for any window/folder -- unDO email address ___ Nature, heron stone to be commanded, http://gendo.net must be obeyed. mailto:heronDO(a)gendo.net
From: Jason Bourne on 10 Feb 2010 16:03 Mike Rosenberg wrote: > Jason Bourne <jg(a)spy.net> wrote: > >> Thanks for the suggestions-- but resizing every new window opened would >> get old in a hurry. Moving the dock to the side is an interesting idea-- >> but that would only block a different area of the window... > > Yes, but with a monitor with an aspect ratio of 16:9, which is true of > your iMac, it only blocks 56% as much. Less, actually, since the dock > has simpler graphics when it's on a side. I also find that losing a > portion of the narrow dimension is less intrusive than losing a portion > of the bottom. > Ugh. I had hoped I'd left the world of compromises, kludges and work-arounds behind me when I switched to a Mac...
From: Mike Rosenberg on 10 Feb 2010 16:14 Jason Bourne <jg(a)spy.net> wrote: > >> Thanks for the suggestions-- but resizing every new window opened would > >> get old in a hurry. Moving the dock to the side is an interesting idea-- > >> but that would only block a different area of the window... > > > > Yes, but with a monitor with an aspect ratio of 16:9, which is true of > > your iMac, it only blocks 56% as much. Less, actually, since the dock > > has simpler graphics when it's on a side. I also find that losing a > > portion of the narrow dimension is less intrusive than losing a portion > > of the bottom. > > > > Ugh. I had hoped I'd left the world of compromises, kludges and > work-arounds behind me when I switched to a Mac... Um, what exactly are you looking to do? You can have it on the left, bottom, or right side. You can turn on hiding in any of the three positions, you can shrink it down to any size you want. What would you like to do that's not covered by some combination of the above? Seriously, short of making it holographically appear in front of the display, I'm hard pressed to think of a way to keep it from blocking some part of the screen without hiding it. -- My latest dance performance <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_9pudbFisE> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi>
From: TaliesinSoft on 10 Feb 2010 16:46
On 2010-02-10 11:24:38 -0600, Richard Maine said: > Flower (or whatever you choose to call that key - some keyboards also > label it as "command", but others don't; the only think I see consistent > is the flower symbol) and the plus key will increase the text size in > some apps. The "official" name is "Place of Interest Sign" as that symbol is used on road signs in Sweden, and perhaps some other countries, to indicate, well, a place of interest. -- James Leo Ryan --- Austin, Texas --- taliesinsoft(a)me.com |