All -

Just bought an eMac.

What's the best way (any 3rd party software?) to get systemwide larger
fonts on the system? Mom's vision isn't good at all, so she'll run it
in a low resolution (800x600), and I'd like to bump up fontsize a bit.
What's the best way? Has anyone else dealt with this for a relative
with very, very poor vision? In XP I'd just increase the system font
sizes, and all apps would benefit; what can I do in OS X? The Zoom
feature isn't practical.

foo wrote:

> All -
>
> Just bought an eMac.
>
> What's the best way (any 3rd party software?) to get systemwide larger
> fonts on the system? Mom's vision isn't good at all, so she'll run it
> in a low resolution (800x600), and I'd like to bump up fontsize a bit.
> What's the best way? Has anyone else dealt with this for a relative
> with very, very poor vision? In XP I'd just increase the system font
> sizes, and all apps would benefit; what can I do in OS X? The Zoom
> feature isn't practical.

She could try glasses. It has the added benefit of bumping up the font size
in books too.

--
And the beast shall be made legion. Its numbers shall be increased a
thousand thousand fold. The din of a million keyboards like unto a great
storm shall cover the earth, and the followers of Mammon shall tremble.

In article <81mhgvggmtn90gtn0sjbnfqb9bvsjqlv8m[at]4ax.com>,
foo <foo[at]bar.com> wrote:

> All -
>
> Just bought an eMac.
>
> What's the best way (any 3rd party software?) to get systemwide larger
> fonts on the system? Mom's vision isn't good at all, so she'll run it
> in a low resolution (800x600), and I'd like to bump up fontsize a bit.
> What's the best way? Has anyone else dealt with this for a relative
> with very, very poor vision? In XP I'd just increase the system font
> sizes, and all apps would benefit; what can I do in OS X? The Zoom
> feature isn't practical.

Should have bought her a PC....hmmmmmmmmmmm

--
Regards,
JP
"The measure of a man is what he will do while expecting that he will get nothing in return!"

Macintosh for productivity. Linux for servers. Palm/Visor for mobility. Windows to feed the Black Hole in your IT budget

On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 03:11:56 GMT, Brian Lewis
<blewisATNOSPAM[at]radioactivefrog.com> wrote:

>In article <81mhgvggmtn90gtn0sjbnfqb9bvsjqlv8m[at]4ax.com>,
> foo <foo[at]bar.com> wrote:
>
>> All -
>>
>> Just bought an eMac.
>>
>> What's the best way (any 3rd party software?) to get systemwide larger
>> fonts on the system? Mom's vision isn't good at all, so she'll run it
>> in a low resolution (800x600), and I'd like to bump up fontsize a bit.
>> What's the best way? Has anyone else dealt with this for a relative
>> with very, very poor vision? In XP I'd just increase the system font
>> sizes, and all apps would benefit; what can I do in OS X? The Zoom
>> feature isn't practical.
>
>Why not? That's what the feature is there for.

No, it isn't. She needs something where the fonts are larger *all*
the time, not just when she zooms in to a certain point on the screen.

On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 03:24:33 GMT, knowbodies
<mark.ritchie.REMOVETHIS[at]shaw.ca> wrote:

>foo wrote:
>
>> All -
>>
>> Just bought an eMac.
>>
>> What's the best way (any 3rd party software?) to get systemwide larger
>> fonts on the system? Mom's vision isn't good at all, so she'll run it
>> in a low resolution (800x600), and I'd like to bump up fontsize a bit.
>> What's the best way? Has anyone else dealt with this for a relative
>> with very, very poor vision? In XP I'd just increase the system font
>> sizes, and all apps would benefit; what can I do in OS X? The Zoom
>> feature isn't practical.
>
>She could try glasses. It has the added benefit of bumping up the font size
>in books too.

Funny. Do you have a real suggestion?

On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 03:25:30 GMT, Jim Polaski <jpolaski[at]NOync.net>
wrote:

>In article <81mhgvggmtn90gtn0sjbnfqb9bvsjqlv8m[at]4ax.com>,
> foo <foo[at]bar.com> wrote:
>
>> All -
>>
>> Just bought an eMac.
>>
>> What's the best way (any 3rd party software?) to get systemwide larger
>> fonts on the system? Mom's vision isn't good at all, so she'll run it
>> in a low resolution (800x600), and I'd like to bump up fontsize a bit.
>> What's the best way? Has anyone else dealt with this for a relative
>> with very, very poor vision? In XP I'd just increase the system font
>> sizes, and all apps would benefit; what can I do in OS X? The Zoom
>> feature isn't practical.
>
>Should have bought her a PC....hmmmmmmmmmmm

That's the best you can do, Polaski? Surely you must have a real
suggestion?

In article <h5rhgvslt787pp8k2duv63agoentp1fk56[at]4ax.com>,
foo <foo[at]bar.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 03:24:33 GMT, knowbodies
> <mark.ritchie.REMOVETHIS[at]shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> >foo wrote:
> >
> >> All -
> >>
> >> Just bought an eMac.
> >>
> >> What's the best way (any 3rd party software?) to get systemwide larger
> >> fonts on the system? Mom's vision isn't good at all, so she'll run it
> >> in a low resolution (800x600), and I'd like to bump up fontsize a bit.
> >> What's the best way? Has anyone else dealt with this for a relative
> >> with very, very poor vision? In XP I'd just increase the system font
> >> sizes, and all apps would benefit; what can I do in OS X? The Zoom
> >> feature isn't practical.
> >
> >She could try glasses. It has the added benefit of bumping up the font size
> >in books too.
>
> Funny. Do you have a real suggestion?
That is a real suggestion. Proper eyecare is essential and having the
proper prescription eyewear will held slow down vision loss.

--
Ari Ukkonen

> On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 03:25:30 GMT, Jim Polaski <jpolaski[at]NOync.net>
> wrote:
>
> >In article <81mhgvggmtn90gtn0sjbnfqb9bvsjqlv8m[at]4ax.com>,
> > foo <foo[at]bar.com> wrote:
> >
> >> All -
> >>
> >> Just bought an eMac.
> >>
> >> What's the best way (any 3rd party software?) to get systemwide larger
> >> fonts on the system? Mom's vision isn't good at all, so she'll run it
> >> in a low resolution (800x600), and I'd like to bump up fontsize a bit.
> >> What's the best way? Has anyone else dealt with this for a relative
> >> with very, very poor vision? In XP I'd just increase the system font
> >> sizes, and all apps would benefit; what can I do in OS X? The Zoom
> >> feature isn't practical.
> >
> >Should have bought her a PC....hmmmmmmmmmmm

Winidiot.

On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 03:57:45 GMT, Ari Ukkonen <aukkonen[at]shaw.ca>
wrote:

>In article <h5rhgvslt787pp8k2duv63agoentp1fk56[at]4ax.com>,
> foo <foo[at]bar.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 03:24:33 GMT, knowbodies
>> <mark.ritchie.REMOVETHIS[at]shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>> >foo wrote:
>> >
>> >> All -
>> >>
>> >> Just bought an eMac.
>> >>
>> >> What's the best way (any 3rd party software?) to get systemwide larger
>> >> fonts on the system? Mom's vision isn't good at all, so she'll run it
>> >> in a low resolution (800x600), and I'd like to bump up fontsize a bit.
>> >> What's the best way? Has anyone else dealt with this for a relative
>> >> with very, very poor vision? In XP I'd just increase the system font
>> >> sizes, and all apps would benefit; what can I do in OS X? The Zoom
>> >> feature isn't practical.
>> >
>> >She could try glasses. It has the added benefit of bumping up the font size
>> >in books too.
>>
>> Funny. Do you have a real suggestion?
>That is a real suggestion. Proper eyecare is essential and having the
>proper prescription eyewear will held slow down vision loss.

Been there, done that. Now, do you have any real suggestions about
the *Macintosh*?

In article <r1thgv4b19ttvvuami1hihtuhunm0gqab9[at]4ax.com>,
foo <foo[at]bar.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 03:57:45 GMT, Ari Ukkonen <aukkonen[at]shaw.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >In article <h5rhgvslt787pp8k2duv63agoentp1fk56[at]4ax.com>,
> > foo <foo[at]bar.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 03:24:33 GMT, knowbodies
> >> <mark.ritchie.REMOVETHIS[at]shaw.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >> >foo wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> All -
> >> >>
> >> >> Just bought an eMac.
> >> >>
> >> >> What's the best way (any 3rd party software?) to get systemwide larger
> >> >> fonts on the system? Mom's vision isn't good at all, so she'll run it
> >> >> in a low resolution (800x600), and I'd like to bump up fontsize a bit.
> >> >> What's the best way? Has anyone else dealt with this for a relative
> >> >> with very, very poor vision? In XP I'd just increase the system font
> >> >> sizes, and all apps would benefit; what can I do in OS X? The Zoom
> >> >> feature isn't practical.
> >> >
> >> >She could try glasses. It has the added benefit of bumping up the font
> >> >size
> >> >in books too.
> >>
> >> Funny. Do you have a real suggestion?
> >That is a real suggestion. Proper eyecare is essential and having the
> >proper prescription eyewear will held slow down vision loss.
>
> Been there, done that. Now, do you have any real suggestions about
> the *Macintosh*?
Try Displays and click off Show modes recommended by display and try
640x480.

Have you tried White on black in Universal Access? Try turning on Text
to Speech.
What is wrong with Zoom?

--
Ari Ukkonen

In article <81mhgvggmtn90gtn0sjbnfqb9bvsjqlv8m[at]4ax.com>,
foo <foo[at]bar.com> wrote:

> All -
>
> Just bought an eMac.
>
> What's the best way (any 3rd party software?) to get systemwide larger
> fonts on the system? Mom's vision isn't good at all, so she'll run it
> in a low resolution (800x600), and I'd like to bump up fontsize a bit.
> What's the best way? Has anyone else dealt with this for a relative
> with very, very poor vision? In XP I'd just increase the system font
> sizes, and all apps would benefit; what can I do in OS X? The Zoom
> feature isn't practical.

Can't speak for OSX sorry but in "Classic" Mac OS it's "Apple Menu -
Control Panels - Appearance - Fonts" from there you get "Large System
Font:, Small System Font:, and Views Font:" with a choice of fonts, plus
viewing size for only the Icons and list views AFAICT, up to 24 size.
Surely there must be something this easy in OSX, too?

foo wrote:

> On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 03:24:33 GMT, knowbodies
> <mark.ritchie.REMOVETHIS[at]shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>>foo wrote:
>>
>>> All -
>>>
>>> Just bought an eMac.
>>>
>>> What's the best way (any 3rd party software?) to get systemwide larger
>>> fonts on the system? Mom's vision isn't good at all, so she'll run it
>>> in a low resolution (800x600), and I'd like to bump up fontsize a bit.
>>> What's the best way? Has anyone else dealt with this for a relative
>>> with very, very poor vision? In XP I'd just increase the system font
>>> sizes, and all apps would benefit; what can I do in OS X? The Zoom
>>> feature isn't practical.
>>
>>She could try glasses. It has the added benefit of bumping up the font
>>size in books too.
>
> Funny. Do you have a real suggestion?

At the risk of repeating others, that is a real suggestion.
--
And the beast shall be made legion. Its numbers shall be increased a
thousand thousand fold. The din of a million keyboards like unto a great
storm shall cover the earth, and the followers of Mammon shall tremble.

In article <jm1igvginqmf92vjmc4cfs731bbelq2mte[at]4ax.com>,
foo <foo[at]bar.com> wrote:

> >> Just bought an eMac.
> >>
> >> What's the best way (any 3rd party software?) to get systemwide larger
> >> fonts on the system? Mom's vision isn't good at all, so she'll run it
> >> in a low resolution (800x600), and I'd like to bump up fontsize a bit.
> >> What's the best way? Has anyone else dealt with this for a relative
> >> with very, very poor vision? In XP I'd just increase the system font
> >> sizes, and all apps would benefit; what can I do in OS X? The Zoom
> >> feature isn't practical.
> >
> >Can't speak for OSX sorry but in "Classic" Mac OS it's "Apple Menu -
> >Control Panels - Appearance - Fonts" from there you get "Large System
> >Font:, Small System Font:, and Views Font:" with a choice of fonts, plus
> >viewing size for only the Icons and list views AFAICT, up to 24 size.
> >Surely there must be something this easy in OSX, too?
>
> Appears to be yet another thing that's missing in OS X. Maybe in
> 10.3?

Came across "Tinker Tool" [freeware]. See if it's any use to you:

<http://www.bresink.de/osx/TinkerTool2.html>

On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 05:50:51 GMT, Jim Polaski <jpolaski[at]NOync.net>
wrote:

>In article <t5rhgvg0or0k1dkv81vksdcl12jbpcfjpt[at]4ax.com>,
> foo <foo[at]bar.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 03:25:30 GMT, Jim Polaski <jpolaski[at]NOync.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >In article <81mhgvggmtn90gtn0sjbnfqb9bvsjqlv8m[at]4ax.com>,
>> > foo <foo[at]bar.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> All -
>> >>
>> >> Just bought an eMac.
>> >>
>> >> What's the best way (any 3rd party software?) to get systemwide larger
>> >> fonts on the system? Mom's vision isn't good at all, so she'll run it
>> >> in a low resolution (800x600), and I'd like to bump up fontsize a bit.
>> >> What's the best way? Has anyone else dealt with this for a relative
>> >> with very, very poor vision? In XP I'd just increase the system font
>> >> sizes, and all apps would benefit; what can I do in OS X? The Zoom
>> >> feature isn't practical.
>> >
>> >Should have bought her a PC....hmmmmmmmmmmm
>>
>> That's the best you can do, Polaski? Surely you must have a real
>> suggestion?
>
>That is the real suggestion. YOU, her support, are more versed in the
>Wintel platform so in this case, I'd think it would be a better choice.
>No other reason.

Didn't ask about anyone's expertise, I asked about how to make the
fonts bigger. Can you help?

On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 07:37:51 GMT, knowbodies
<mark.ritchie.REMOVETHIS[at]shaw.ca> wrote:

>foo wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 03:24:33 GMT, knowbodies
>> <mark.ritchie.REMOVETHIS[at]shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>>>foo wrote:
>>>
>>>> All -
>>>>
>>>> Just bought an eMac.
>>>>
>>>> What's the best way (any 3rd party software?) to get systemwide larger
>>>> fonts on the system? Mom's vision isn't good at all, so she'll run it
>>>> in a low resolution (800x600), and I'd like to bump up fontsize a bit.
>>>> What's the best way? Has anyone else dealt with this for a relative
>>>> with very, very poor vision? In XP I'd just increase the system font
>>>> sizes, and all apps would benefit; what can I do in OS X? The Zoom
>>>> feature isn't practical.
>>>
>>>She could try glasses. It has the added benefit of bumping up the font
>>>size in books too.
>>
>> Funny. Do you have a real suggestion?
>
>At the risk of repeating others, that is a real suggestion.

It foolishly assumes that hasn't been done already.

On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 20:11:27 +1000, Mike Dee
<emteedee[at]optushome.com.au> wrote:

>In article <jm1igvginqmf92vjmc4cfs731bbelq2mte[at]4ax.com>,
> foo <foo[at]bar.com> wrote:
>
>> >> Just bought an eMac.
>> >>
>> >> What's the best way (any 3rd party software?) to get systemwide larger
>> >> fonts on the system? Mom's vision isn't good at all, so she'll run it
>> >> in a low resolution (800x600), and I'd like to bump up fontsize a bit.
>> >> What's the best way? Has anyone else dealt with this for a relative
>> >> with very, very poor vision? In XP I'd just increase the system font
>> >> sizes, and all apps would benefit; what can I do in OS X? The Zoom
>> >> feature isn't practical.
>> >
>> >Can't speak for OSX sorry but in "Classic" Mac OS it's "Apple Menu -
>> >Control Panels - Appearance - Fonts" from there you get "Large System
>> >Font:, Small System Font:, and Views Font:" with a choice of fonts, plus
>> >viewing size for only the Icons and list views AFAICT, up to 24 size.
>> >Surely there must be something this easy in OSX, too?
>>
>> Appears to be yet another thing that's missing in OS X. Maybe in
>> 10.3?
>
>Came across "Tinker Tool" [freeware]. See if it's any use to you:
>
><http://www.bresink.de/osx/TinkerTool2.html>

Cocoa only, but it's a start. Thank you.

In article <1i1igvgtulbacrcvdf432kn6rtjout65fo[at]4ax.com>,
foo <foo[at]bar.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 04:28:43 GMT, Ari Ukkonen <aukkonen[at]shaw.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >In article <r1thgv4b19ttvvuami1hihtuhunm0gqab9[at]4ax.com>,
> > foo <foo[at]bar.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 03:57:45 GMT, Ari Ukkonen <aukkonen[at]shaw.ca>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >In article <h5rhgvslt787pp8k2duv63agoentp1fk56[at]4ax.com>,
> >> > foo <foo[at]bar.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 03:24:33 GMT, knowbodies
> >> >> <mark.ritchie.REMOVETHIS[at]shaw.ca> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >foo wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> All -
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Just bought an eMac.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> What's the best way (any 3rd party software?) to get systemwide
> >> >> >> larger
> >> >> >> fonts on the system? Mom's vision isn't good at all, so she'll run
> >> >> >> it
> >> >> >> in a low resolution (800x600), and I'd like to bump up fontsize a
> >> >> >> bit.
> >> >> >> What's the best way? Has anyone else dealt with this for a relative
> >> >> >> with very, very poor vision? In XP I'd just increase the system
> >> >> >> font
> >> >> >> sizes, and all apps would benefit; what can I do in OS X? The Zoom
> >> >> >> feature isn't practical.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >She could try glasses. It has the added benefit of bumping up the font
> >> >> >size
> >> >> >in books too.
> >> >>
> >> >> Funny. Do you have a real suggestion?
> >> >That is a real suggestion. Proper eyecare is essential and having the
> >> >proper prescription eyewear will held slow down vision loss.
> >>
> >> Been there, done that. Now, do you have any real suggestions about
> >> the *Macintosh*?
> >Try Displays and click off Show modes recommended by display and try
> >640x480.
>
> At that res, though, I think a lot of apps will balk at running. I
> don't want to change the graphics - just the *fonts*. Isn't there a
> way to change the *fontsize*?
>
> >Have you tried White on black in Universal Access?
>
> Doesn't help or hurt.
>
> >Try turning on Text
> >to Speech.
>
> I'd like to up fontsize.
>
> >What is wrong with Zoom?
>
> Because Zoom ...err...zooms in on one particular part of the screen.
> I want to change the *fonts* to make them more legible.
But Zoom will autoscroll around the mouse arrow. Changing the fonts
screw up the interface just as it does on windows. If you really want to
change fonts, there is a haxie from unsanity.com called Silk that does,
amoung other things, allow you to change the system font defaults to
different fonts and sizes.

--
Ari Ukkonen

foo wrote:

> On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 07:37:51 GMT, knowbodies
> <mark.ritchie.REMOVETHIS[at]shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>>foo wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 03:24:33 GMT, knowbodies
>>> <mark.ritchie.REMOVETHIS[at]shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>>foo wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> All -
>>>>>
>>>>> Just bought an eMac.
>>>>>
>>>>> What's the best way (any 3rd party software?) to get systemwide larger
>>>>> fonts on the system? Mom's vision isn't good at all, so she'll run it
>>>>> in a low resolution (800x600), and I'd like to bump up fontsize a bit.
>>>>> What's the best way? Has anyone else dealt with this for a relative
>>>>> with very, very poor vision? In XP I'd just increase the system font
>>>>> sizes, and all apps would benefit; what can I do in OS X? The Zoom
>>>>> feature isn't practical.
>>>>
>>>>She could try glasses. It has the added benefit of bumping up the font
>>>>size in books too.
>>>
>>> Funny. Do you have a real suggestion?
>>
>>At the risk of repeating others, that is a real suggestion.
>
> It foolishly assumes that hasn't been done already.

No, it foolishly assumes you're not trolling.

If your mother is actually having problems reading text on an 800x600 17in
screen with her current glasses then she needs a stronger prescription.

--
And the beast shall be made legion. Its numbers shall be increased a
thousand thousand fold. The din of a million keyboards like unto a great
storm shall cover the earth, and the followers of Mammon shall tremble.

On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 17:31:15 GMT, knowbodies
<mark.ritchie.REMOVETHIS[at]shaw.ca> wrote:

>foo wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 07:37:51 GMT, knowbodies
>> <mark.ritchie.REMOVETHIS[at]shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>>>foo wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 03:24:33 GMT, knowbodies
>>>> <mark.ritchie.REMOVETHIS[at]shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>foo wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> All -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just bought an eMac.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What's the best way (any 3rd party software?) to get systemwide larger
>>>>>> fonts on the system? Mom's vision isn't good at all, so she'll run it
>>>>>> in a low resolution (800x600), and I'd like to bump up fontsize a bit.
>>>>>> What's the best way? Has anyone else dealt with this for a relative
>>>>>> with very, very poor vision? In XP I'd just increase the system font
>>>>>> sizes, and all apps would benefit; what can I do in OS X? The Zoom
>>>>>> feature isn't practical.
>>>>>
>>>>>She could try glasses. It has the added benefit of bumping up the font
>>>>>size in books too.
>>>>
>>>> Funny. Do you have a real suggestion?
>>>
>>>At the risk of repeating others, that is a real suggestion.
>>
>> It foolishly assumes that hasn't been done already.
>
>No, it foolishly assumes you're not trolling.

I'm not; assume whatever you like; the eMac has been purchased.

>If your mother is actually having problems reading text on an 800x600 17in
>screen with her current glasses then she needs a stronger prescription.

She's a diabetic. It doesn't help. She needs larger fonts.

On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 19:27:56 GMT, knowbodies
<mark.ritchie.REMOVETHIS[at]shaw.ca> wrote:

>foo wrote:
>
>>>If your mother is actually having problems reading text on an 800x600 17in
>>>screen with her current glasses then she needs a stronger prescription.
>>
>> She's a diabetic. It doesn't help. She needs larger fonts.
>
>There must have been some new developments with diabetes that I'm not aware
>of.

Nope - it's been pretty stagnant for a while.

>How does it affect her ability to read only when she's using a
>computer?

Who said it only impacted her ability to read when using a computer...
except you, of course?

>If she's having trouble reading fonts on a monitor then she's
>probably also having sight problems in the rest of her life as well.

Duh.

>I'm beginning to think your mother has an idiot for a son.[1]

How so? Because I recognize what you cannot - that she has trouble
seeing, even though I've clearly spelled it out?

foo wrote:

> On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 19:27:56 GMT, knowbodies
> <mark.ritchie.REMOVETHIS[at]shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>>foo wrote:
>>
>>>>If your mother is actually having problems reading text on an 800x600
>>>>17in screen with her current glasses then she needs a stronger
>>>>prescription.
>>>
>>> She's a diabetic. It doesn't help. She needs larger fonts.
>>
>>There must have been some new developments with diabetes that I'm not
>>aware of.
>
> Nope - it's been pretty stagnant for a while.
>
>>How does it affect her ability to read only when she's using a
>>computer?
>
> Who said it only impacted her ability to read when using a computer...
> except you, of course?

Oh, then she should probably get glasses.

>>If she's having trouble reading fonts on a monitor then she's
>>probably also having sight problems in the rest of her life as well.
>
> Duh.

Oh, then she should probably get glasses.

>>I'm beginning to think your mother has an idiot for a son.[1]
>
> How so? Because I recognize what you cannot - that she has trouble
> seeing, even though I've clearly spelled it out?

Oh, then she should probably get glasses.

--
And the beast shall be made legion. Its numbers shall be increased a
thousand thousand fold. The din of a million keyboards like unto a great
storm shall cover the earth, and the followers of Mammon shall tremble.

On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 23:40:17 GMT, knowbodies
<mark.ritchie.REMOVETHIS[at]shaw.ca> wrote:

>foo wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 19:27:56 GMT, knowbodies
>> <mark.ritchie.REMOVETHIS[at]shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>>>foo wrote:
>>>
>>>>>If your mother is actually having problems reading text on an 800x600
>>>>>17in screen with her current glasses then she needs a stronger
>>>>>prescription.
>>>>
>>>> She's a diabetic. It doesn't help. She needs larger fonts.
>>>
>>>There must have been some new developments with diabetes that I'm not
>>>aware of.
>>
>> Nope - it's been pretty stagnant for a while.
>>
>>>How does it affect her ability to read only when she's using a
>>>computer?
>>
>> Who said it only impacted her ability to read when using a computer...
>> except you, of course?
>
>Oh, then she should probably get glasses.

Got them, thanks.

>>>If she's having trouble reading fonts on a monitor then she's
>>>probably also having sight problems in the rest of her life as well.
>>
>> Duh.
>
>Oh, then she should probably get glasses.

Got them, thanks.

>>>I'm beginning to think your mother has an idiot for a son.[1]
>>
>> How so? Because I recognize what you cannot - that she has trouble
>> seeing, even though I've clearly spelled it out?
>
>Oh, then she should probably get glasses.

Got them, thanks.

Obviously you don't know of any other solution to the problem, so
no-thanks for replying.

foo wrote:

>
>>>>I'm beginning to think your mother has an idiot for a son.[1]
>>>
>>> How so? Because I recognize what you cannot - that she has trouble
>>> seeing, even though I've clearly spelled it out?
>>
>>Oh, then she should probably get glasses.
>
> Got them, thanks.
>
> Obviously you don't know of any other solution to the problem, so
> no-thanks for replying.

Sorry for stating the blindingly obvious.

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In article <BxnOa.408979$Vi5.10514435[at]news1.calgary.shaw.ca>,
knowbodies <mark.ritchie.REMOVETHIS[at]shaw.ca> wrote:

> foo wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 19:27:56 GMT, knowbodies
> > <mark.ritchie.REMOVETHIS[at]shaw.ca> wrote:
> >
> >>foo wrote:
> >>
> >>>>If your mother is actually having problems reading text on an 800x600
> >>>>17in screen with her current glasses then she needs a stronger
> >>>>prescription.
> >>>
> >>> She's a diabetic. It doesn't help. She needs larger fonts.
> >>
> >>There must have been some new developments with diabetes that I'm not
> >>aware of.
> >
> > Nope - it's been pretty stagnant for a while.
> >
> >>How does it affect her ability to read only when she's using a
> >>computer?
> >
> > Who said it only impacted her ability to read when using a computer...
> > except you, of course?
>
> Oh, then she should probably get glasses.
>
> >>If she's having trouble reading fonts on a monitor then she's
> >>probably also having sight problems in the rest of her life as well.
> >
> > Duh.
>
> Oh, then she should probably get glasses.
>
> >>I'm beginning to think your mother has an idiot for a son.[1]
> >
> > How so? Because I recognize what you cannot - that she has trouble
> > seeing, even though I've clearly spelled it out?
>
> Oh, then she should probably get glasses.

You really should learn a bit about diabetes before making those
statements.

My late Uncle was one. He was declared legally blind by the State of
Vermont because of the way it effected his vision. On most days however
he could see as well as the next person. In fact AFTER he was declared
legally blind, he renewed his drivers license, includng motorcycle, for
5 years.