new lcd monitor but small print win xp

[Peter]

Hi I just got a new lcd monitor, 1280 x 1024 is the recomended setting for
best quality. I moved theDPI setting to large 120 % which helps but on some
pages like links on msn the print is very small is there any other
adjustments? Ignore font size in accesability was ok but some pages didnt
display correctly. Should I go back to my flat screen trinatron crt?

 

[Kerry Brown]

Hi I just got a new lcd monitor, 1280 x 1024 is the recomended setting for
best quality. I moved theDPI setting to large 120 % which helps but on
some pages like links on msn the print is very small is there any other
adjustments? Ignore font size in accesability was ok but some pages didnt
display correctly. Should I go back to my flat screen trinatron crt?

You don't say if you are using Internet Explorer or another browser. In IE
Click on the View menu then Text Size then pick a bigger size. Firefox is
very similar. If you have a wheel mouse hold down the control key and scroll
the wheel. This works in both browsers.

Kerry

 

[Sharon F]

Hi I just got a new lcd monitor, 1280 x 1024 is the recomended setting for
best quality. I moved theDPI setting to large 120 % which helps but on some
pages like links on msn the print is very small is there any other
adjustments? Ignore font size in accesability was ok but some pages didnt
display correctly. Should I go back to my flat screen trinatron crt?

In Internet Explorer try View> Text Size. Default setting is Medium. Try
Larger or Largest.

 

[Peter]

Yes thanks but there are some pages that dont change with text size like msn
tech and gadgets ironically

 

[dev]

/Peter/ said:

Yes thanks but there are some pages that dont change with text size like msn
tech and gadgets ironically.

Looking at that page here, in Mozilla, it scales just fine - from tiny print
to huge - while holding <ctrl> and spinning the mouse wheel.
http://mozilla.org

 

[Peter]

Thanks, but www.tech.msn.com does not I probably should try firefox instead
of ie 6

 

[Kerry Brown]

<ctrl>-spin wheel does work with Firefox at that site. It doesn't with IE.

Kerry

 

[Peter]

Hi , Any idea how to get the mouse back button to work with firefox Im tryin
it now. Peter

 

[Kerry Brown]

No idea. The default back and forward buttons work fine with Firefox and my
MS IntelliMouse Optical.

Kerry

 

[Sharon F]

Yes thanks but there are some pages that dont change with text size like msn
tech and gadgets ironically

Good luck trying other browsers. I hope one of them does what you want.

Part of the problem is how some pages are authored. The font has been
designated to enhance page layout. Unfortunately, the author chose a font
smaller than what you find comfortable to read.

Opera is free these days. If I remember correctly, that browser has a
"zoom" feature. You might find zoom useful with these badly written web
pages that insist on displaying tiny fonts?