Re: Readability :-((

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From: zulu (nothere_at_ntlworld.com)
Date: 08/11/04 

Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 09:05:45 +0100

OK, it seems that either no-one here can help, or they do not want to :-((
Can anyone at least point me to a ng that might? 

-- 
¦ zulu ¦
"zulu" <nothere@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> With apologies for the length, here is my situation right now.
> (some is pasted from the Notepad file I am using to keep track of what I'm
> changing!)
>
> Font sizes     08/08/04
>
> Here (Notepad) (Format>Font)  20B Lucida Console
>
> Desktop>Properties>Appearance>
> XP Standard, Blue, Extra large fonts
>
> Desktop>Properties>Appearance>Effects
> Clear Type enabled, last box only NOT ticked
>
> Desktop>Properties>Appearance>Advanced
> Icon = Tahoma 14B
> Menu = Tahoma 12B
> Message Box = Tahoma 14B
> Tool Tips = Tahoma 14B
> Palette Title = Tahoma 14B
> Also,  addded 10/08/04...
> Inactive Title Bar = Trebuchet 17B
> Active Title Bar = Trebuchet 17B
> Selected Items = Tahoma14B
>
> My posted problem was: **How can I make the font larger AND bold for
> *Start>All Progams* please?
> I can no longer read these, even with a magnifyigg glass.
> (BTW, I do NOT want to use *Magnifier*)
> I also have a problem with windows like *Switch Identities*, *Newsgroup
> Subscriptions*, *System Properties( etc.
> They equally VERY hard for me to read ;-(
> I already have *Extra Large Fonts* selected,
>
> So, *Extra large fonts*  improves the Programs List some, but not enough.
> (is there a way of changing the font to something bolder maybe?)
>
> FFS!  Why does this have to be so hard to do?
> Things that are merely difficult with full vision are becoming impossible
> :-(((((
>
> -- 
> ¦ zulu ¦
>
>
> "PMurray" <pm.nospam@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:wUVRc.5070$752.4427@newssvr29.news.prodigy.com...
> > I have put everything into bold, so I'm not sure of which one of these
> > three are directly responsible for the action.  Try bold on; "Active
> > title bar", "Inactive title bar", and "Selected items".  All that I can
> > try to pass along is that I have everything checked that can be put in
> > bold and this has worked for me.
>
>

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