Newbie need to zoom screen on new mac book

[Bruce Jenks]

I have a new mac book and have put BBEdit on it. I need to make the screen
data larger to see on this tiny screen. (big iMAC would be nice, I
admit.) Bruce Jenks ***@gmailcom

[Carl Thomas]

Are you talking font size?

If so go ...


VIEW/TEXT DISPLAY/SHOW FONTS/

or press Apple & 'T'




Carl
Ogma New Media
<http://www.ogmanewmedia.co.uk>

Post by Bruce Jenks
I have a new mac book and have put BBEdit on it. I need to make the
screen data larger to see on this tiny screen. (big iMAC would be nice,

[Bruce Jenks]

No. I meant whole screen size....to zoom in a part of the whole form so I
can read it on the tiny mac book screen. Bruce Jenks

Post by Carl Thomas
Are you talking font size?
If so go ...
VIEW/TEXT DISPLAY/SHOW FONTS/
or press Apple & 'T'
Carl
Ogma New Media
<http://www.ogmanewmedia.co.uk>

Post by Bruce Jenks
I have a new mac book and have put BBEdit on it. I need to make the
screen data larger to see on this tiny screen. (big iMAC would be nice, I

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[Derek Belrose]

Go to System Preferences -> Universal Access.

Make sure you have a key binding set to turn on Zoom, by default mine
is ctrl-option 8.

You can set maximum zoom, and there are bindings for zoom in and out.

-D

Post by Bruce Jenks
No. I meant whole screen size....to zoom in a part of the whole
form so I can read it on the tiny mac book screen. Bruce Jenks
Are you talking font size?
If so go ...
VIEW/TEXT DISPLAY/SHOW FONTS/
or press Apple & 'T'
Carl
Ogma New Media
<http://www.ogmanewmedia.co.uk>
I have a new mac book and have put BBEdit on it. I need to make the
screen data larger to see on this tiny screen. (big iMAC would be
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[Derek Belrose]

Try option-command 8.

Sorry :)

-D

Post by Bruce Jenks
No. I meant whole screen size....to zoom in a part of the whole
form so I can read it on the tiny mac book screen. Bruce Jenks
Are you talking font size?
If so go ...
VIEW/TEXT DISPLAY/SHOW FONTS/
or press Apple & 'T'
Carl
Ogma New Media
<http://www.ogmanewmedia.co.uk>
I have a new mac book and have put BBEdit on it. I need to make the
screen data larger to see on this tiny screen. (big iMAC would be
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[Herbert Schulz]

Post by Derek Belrose
Try option-command 8.
Sorry :)
-D

Howdy,

You can also try to hold the Control key and scroll up (e.g., two
finger scroll on the track pad). Ctl-Scroll Down reduces the
magnification.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(***@wideopenwest.com)

[Derek Belrose]

Post by Herbert Schulz
Howdy,
You can also try to hold the Control key and scroll up (e.g., two
finger scroll on the track pad). Ctl-Scroll Down reduces the
magnification.
Good Luck,
Herb Schulz

Hey Herbert,

That only works if magnification is turned on, though.

-Derek

[Herbert Schulz]

Post by Derek Belrose

Post by Herbert Schulz
Howdy,
You can also try to hold the Control key and scroll up (e.g., two
finger scroll on the track pad). Ctl-Scroll Down reduces the
magnification.
Good Luck,
Herb Schulz

Hey Herbert,
That only works if magnification is turned on, though.
-Derek

Howdy,

Maybe it's in 10.5 but I don't have Zoom turned on (just checked in
System Preferences->Universal Access) and it still zooms using Ctl-
Scroll Up/Down.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(***@wideopenwest.com)

[Derek Belrose]

Post by Herbert Schulz
Howdy,
Maybe it's in 10.5 but I don't have Zoom turned on (just checked in
System Preferences->Universal Access) and it still zooms using Ctl-
Scroll Up/Down.
Good Luck,
Herb Schulz

Hi Herbert,

I see it working with command Scroll UP/Down on leopard.

Sorry, I guess I was wrong :)

-D

[Lewis@Gmail]

Post by Derek Belrose

Post by Herbert Schulz
You can also try to hold the Control key and scroll up (e.g., two
finger scroll on the track pad). Ctl-Scroll Down reduces the
magnification.

That only works if magnification is turned on, though.

No, it's a completely separate setting, under the mouse settings.
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Post by Bruce Jenks
No. I meant whole screen size....to zoom in a part of the whole form so I
can read it on the tiny mac book screen. Bruce Jenks

Hold down the control key and roll your scroll wheel/ball forward.
Not sure how you do that on a laptop without a scroll wheel/ball.
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[Franklin Bacheller]

On a MacBook Pro (1) in the Keyboard and Mouse control panel, check
"use two fingers to scroll." Also check zoom while holding (choose the
key of your choice). I use the control key. Then when I hold the
control key while using the two finger scroll, the screen will zoom in
and out depending whether my two fingers are moving up or down.

I find this particularly helpful on pages with small font size.

Frank

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Post by Bruce Jenks
No. I meant whole screen size....to zoom in a part of the whole form so I
can read it on the tiny mac book screen. Bruce Jenks

Hold down the control key and roll your scroll wheel/ball forward.
Not sure how you do that on a laptop without a scroll wheel/ball.
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[Dennis]

Post by Bruce Jenks
I have a new mac book and have put BBEdit on it. I need to make the
screen data larger to see on this tiny screen. (big iMAC would be
nice, I admit.)

Shouldn't the text size on a MacBook be approximately the same as an
iMac? After all, both have roughly the same pixel density (~100-110
DPI). In fact, I think it's only the hi-res 17-inch MacBook Pro (and
the iPhone, of course) that significantly exceeds Apple's ~100 DPI
standard.

Anyway, to make your text larger in BBEdit for just the *current
document*, go to View -> Text Display -> Show Fonts and choose a
larger font size from the font palette.

To change the default font size for all lists in BBEdit, go to:

BBEdit -> Preferences -> Application -> List display font

To change the default font size for all file content in BBEdit, go to:

BBEdit -> Preferences -> Editor Defaults -> Default font

A fixed-width font is probably your best bet for file content (e.g.
Courier, Monaco, etc).

Depending on whether you have BBEdit set to honor saved state and your
particular work situation, you may still see varying font sizes. But
I'll leave that issue for another time.

Hope this helps,
Dennis