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From: Jason Bourne on 10 Feb 2010 11:53
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?
From: Barry Margolin on 10 Feb 2010 12:05
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.

Almost every window can be resized (the exceptions are usually small
pop-up windows), so just shrink the windows that are overlapping the
dock.

>
> I know I can set the dock so it stays hidden until needed-- but I like
> having it visible all the time.
>
> Any fix?

Maybe move the dock to the side instead of the bottom?

--
Barry Margolin, barmar(a)alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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From: Richard Maine on 10 Feb 2010 12:24
Barry Margolin <barmar(a)alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> 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.
>
> Almost every window can be resized (the exceptions are usually small
> pop-up windows), so just shrink the windows that are overlapping the
> dock.
> >
> > I know I can set the dock so it stays hidden until needed-- but I like
> > having it visible all the time.
> >
> > Any fix?
>
> Maybe move the dock to the side instead of the bottom?

I might note that I use different fixes for making text larger for my
eyes. Lowering resolution is a hack, and one that makes the overall
display quality poorer. (LCD screens really do much better at their
natural resolution).

Most apps have options to specify larger text sizes. I tend to use
those. True, you have to do it for each app, and there are some that
either don't have such an option or have one that is incomplete or
poorly done. Probably the biggest resulting annoyance is that many web
sites do a poor job of accomodating larger text sizes.

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.

Also be aware of the screen magnify features. Hold down the control key
while moving the mouse scroll wheel (or whatever your mouse might have
in place of a scroll wheel - if you have that newfangled magic mouse,
which you probably do I suppose, I think I recall it should be flicking
a finger up or down on the mouse surface).

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From: Jason Bourne on 10 Feb 2010 13:31
Barry Margolin wrote:
> 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.
>
> Almost every window can be resized (the exceptions are usually small
> pop-up windows), so just shrink the windows that are overlapping the
> dock.
>
>> I know I can set the dock so it stays hidden until needed-- but I like
>> having it visible all the time.
>>
>> Any fix?
>
> Maybe move the dock to the side instead of the bottom?
>

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...
From: Jason Bourne on 10 Feb 2010 13:39
Richard Maine wrote:
> Barry Margolin <barmar(a)alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>> Almost every window can be resized (the exceptions are usually small
>> pop-up windows), so just shrink the windows that are overlapping the
>> dock.
>>> I know I can set the dock so it stays hidden until needed-- but I like
>>> having it visible all the time.
>>>
>>> Any fix?
>> Maybe move the dock to the side instead of the bottom?
>
> I might note that I use different fixes for making text larger for my
> eyes. Lowering resolution is a hack, and one that makes the overall
> display quality poorer. (LCD screens really do much better at their
> natural resolution).
>
> Most apps have options to specify larger text sizes. I tend to use
> those. True, you have to do it for each app, and there are some that
> either don't have such an option or have one that is incomplete or
> poorly done. Probably the biggest resulting annoyance is that many web
> sites do a poor job of accomodating larger text sizes.
>
> 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.
>
> Also be aware of the screen magnify features. Hold down the control key
> while moving the mouse scroll wheel (or whatever your mouse might have
> in place of a scroll wheel - if you have that newfangled magic mouse,
> which you probably do I suppose, I think I recall it should be flicking
> a finger up or down on the mouse surface).
>


I'm a noob switcher and hadn't known about the control/finger flick to
magnify. That's pretty slick-- but I was hoping there was a way to
adjust the screen to a legible (to me) view as I did on a Windows box
with most any monitor.
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