Screen enlargement under Linux.

Tue Apr 16 09:24:56 EDT 2002

Greetings Toby,

For enlarging the font in console mode, try using SVGATextMode. It's not
exactly a screen magnifier, rather it allows you to specify the number of
characters displayed per line. I think on the lowest setting (that is, the
lowest number of characters per line), you get the equivalent of about
24-point font.  One note of warning though - be sure the read the
documentation carefully as you can apparently mess up your monitor if you
choose the incorrect settings.

You can get SVGATextMode from
http://freshmeat.net/projects/svgatextmode/?topic_id=136.

Good luck!

-j

Jennifer E. Jobst
Linux Information Development
IBM Linux Technology Services
(512) 838-8298, T/L 678-8298

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Hi.

I'm helping a friend to set up his Linux system.  hat he needs is not
speech, but scren enlargement.  This can weither be under X or the
console, preferably both as he as expressed a wish to use the console as
much as possible, because the font is nicer! *smile*  He is quite
computer-savy, so his migration to Linux has not been a challenge for the
most part, however when he got the x server running, it set up his video
settings with the highest resolution possible for his card and 21-inch
monitor, resulting in his requiring a magnifying glass to read the screen.

Any and all help appreciated.

Cheers.

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