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CottonTheButton
Asked: 2018-06-07 06:44:32 +0800 CST

Is there a better way to zoom in?

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I'm looking for a better way to zoom in, rather than using the default accessibility zoom in option because it's really buggy. Is there a better alternative?

Edit: Just to clarify, I'm talking about the screen/system/whatever zoom in, not the browser. Also, I am on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and my "desktop" is Ubuntu/the default.

accessibility gnome-shell zooming 18.04

1 Answers

  1. xzoom is a good screen magnifier for X, with a separate draggable window. To use, you drag it's window portion over what you want to zoom in on.

    To install, run the command in terminal:

    sudo apt install xzoom

    To run, either type xzoom in terminal or type "xz" or "magnifier" in the power key search bar (application launcher). It doesn't come up when typing "zoom". Click and hold left click on the xzoom window and drag to what you want to magnify. Move xzoom to where you want it, and resize it as you wish.

    I am using Ubuntu 19.04.

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