Comments on: Trackpad Zoom http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/25/trackpad-zoom/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:20:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Shoops http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/25/trackpad-zoom/#comment-15414 Shoops Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:17:58 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/25/trackpad-zoom/#comment-15414 Hey! We are using neo office due to various circumstances and the macbook we use makes the neoffice page zoom like crazy. which is driving us crazy! I cannot find out how to deactivate this option. Can you suggest this for neoffice or do we have to deactivate the trackpad option on the macbook?? Thanks!! Hey! We are using neo office due to various circumstances and the macbook we use makes the neoffice page zoom like crazy. which is driving us crazy! I cannot find out how to deactivate this option. Can you suggest this for neoffice or do we have to deactivate the trackpad option on the macbook?? Thanks!!

]]> By: Matt http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/25/trackpad-zoom/#comment-15413 Matt Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:04:47 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/25/trackpad-zoom/#comment-15413 Similarly Alt-Cmd and '+' will zoom in (if you have it turned on in the universal access prefs). I use that for zooming in on my Mac Mini media centre when the fonts or a video are a bit too small to see from the couch. Another nice one is simulating the 'delete' key on laptop keyboards that only have backspace...Fn-backspace Similarly Alt-Cmd and ‘+’ will zoom in (if you have it turned on in the universal access prefs). I use that for zooming in on my Mac Mini media centre when the fonts or a video are a bit too small to see from the couch.

Another nice one is simulating the ‘delete’ key on laptop keyboards that only have backspace…Fn-backspace

]]> By: abelara http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/25/trackpad-zoom/#comment-15412 abelara Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:49:42 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/25/trackpad-zoom/#comment-15412 it does work on the macbooks. and i use it when watching streaming videos and such to make the video "almost" full screen just by zooming the whole screen. i also zoom when watching a dvd with a wide angle ratio and i'd like it to fill the whole screen. i zoom until it does. it's also cool just to show PC friends. :-) it does work on the macbooks. and i use it when watching streaming videos and such to make the video “almost” full screen just by zooming the whole screen.

i also zoom when watching a dvd with a wide angle ratio and i’d like it to fill the whole screen. i zoom until it does.

it’s also cool just to show PC friends. :-)

]]> By: Nino http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/25/trackpad-zoom/#comment-15411 Nino Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:09:50 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/25/trackpad-zoom/#comment-15411 Like Justin I discovered it by accident, but then turned it off, since I can't seem to figure when and why I would use it. Also, it only seems to work with Powerbook/Macbook Pro from what I can tell. At least they don't offer this feature on iBook (don't know about the Macbook) Like Justin I discovered it by accident, but then turned it off, since I can’t seem to figure when and why I would use it.

Also, it only seems to work with Powerbook/Macbook Pro from what I can tell. At least they don’t offer this feature on iBook (don’t know about the Macbook)

]]> By: Alef Arendsen http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/25/trackpad-zoom/#comment-15410 Alef Arendsen Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:30:52 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/25/trackpad-zoom/#comment-15410 This has also helped me a lot during presentations and code demos I'm frequently doing. People are always asking me what kind of hack it is ;-). This has also helped me a lot during presentations and code demos I’m frequently doing. People are always asking me what kind of hack it is ;-).

]]> By: dave http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/25/trackpad-zoom/#comment-15409 dave Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:11:12 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/25/trackpad-zoom/#comment-15409 This is very useful for finding single pixel gaps in CSS layouts. This is very useful for finding single pixel gaps in CSS layouts.

]]> By: Justin http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/25/trackpad-zoom/#comment-15408 Justin Thu, 26 Apr 2007 05:12:47 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/25/trackpad-zoom/#comment-15408 Heh heh, yeah. That was one of the first things I discovered when I switched to mac, completely by accident. I had my bluetooth Mighty Mouse paired, and I had control down, because I hadn't yet got used to using the  key instead of control for keyboard shortcuts. I bumped the wheel of the mouse and...what the hell? My whole screen zoomed in! I freaked out for a moment before I realised it was just a cool accessibility feature. Heh heh, yeah.

That was one of the first things I discovered when I switched to mac, completely by accident. I had my bluetooth Mighty Mouse paired, and I had control down, because I hadn’t yet got used to using the  key instead of control for keyboard shortcuts. I bumped the wheel of the mouse and…what the hell? My whole screen zoomed in!

I freaked out for a moment before I realised it was just a cool accessibility feature.

]]> By: Ian http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/25/trackpad-zoom/#comment-15407 Ian Thu, 26 Apr 2007 05:12:30 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/25/trackpad-zoom/#comment-15407 Gold! It works with a Mighty Mouse scroll ball and Control as well! Gold! It works with a Mighty Mouse scroll ball and Control as well!

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