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- [This is an updated version of Magnify that has been built under 3.0 - cdl]
-
- Magnify tracks the mouse and magnifies the area around the cursor hot spot
- into a window. The magnification factor is user settable (within limits).
- The PostScript for the image can be copied to the pasteboard using the
- standard copy procedure when the magnification window is the key window.
-
- The image can be frozen at any time using 'command-f' (key equivalent for
- 'Freeze' on the main menu which can also be use but not as useful). The
- image can be unfrozen (i.e. resume tracking) using 'Unfreeze' on the main
- menu or 'command-u'. When the magnification window is frozen or the
- application is hidden, mouse tracking is turned off in order to impact
- other applications as little as possible.
-
- Interesting effects (digital feedback) can be produced by moving the
- cursor over the magnification window itself at various magnification
- settings. This application has been updated to work with color screens.
-
-
- DEFAULTS
-
- Magnify's default scale is 4.0, you can change this using 'dwrite' on
- Magnify's 'Scale' property, eg:
-
- dwrite Magnify Scale 2.0
-
- A magnification of 1.0 will echo the screen and scales less than 1.0 (eg.
- 0.5, 0.25, etc.) are also useful and will demagnify the screen. The
- 'Info>Preferences...' panel can be used to change the current scale
- dynamically but does not change what's stored in the user's defaults database.
-
- You can show a fake cursor in the magnification window by setting the
- 'Cursor' default to 'Yes' via a dwrite or the 'Preferences' panel.
-
- You can add a grid to the magnification window by setting the 'Grid' default
- to a numerical width value (eg. 2.0) via a dwrite of the 'Preferences' panel.
-
- By default, the magnification window only gets updated when the mouse moves,
- the scale is changed or the window resized, thus when the program starts up
- or the magnification window is unfrozen, the image doesn't reflect the
- current situation until the mouse is moved. You can add a timed update by
- setting the default 'Update' via a dwrite or from the 'Preferences' panel.
- A value of greater than 0.0 will turn on a timed entry with the frequency
- specified.
-
- BUGS
-
- The Magnify application can cause the cursor to jitter in active input
- fields. This is annoying if you always work with Magnify running.
-
- The position of the fake cursor isn't accurate as it could be due to NeXT's
- leaving out the 'hotSpot' method of NXCursor. It also doesn't update to
- reflect the current cursor in effect for the active application.
-
- Two Magnify applications running at the same time don't both get mouse moved
- events and won't both update. If one is frozen, the other will operate.
-