There is one magnififer not on that list but one that I personally quite like (its not really a standard magnifier):
http://depts.washington.edu/aimgroup/proj/ptgmag/
(as an aside - if your looking for a tremor mouse bit of software this has been quite useful - from the same team: http://depts.washington.edu/aimgroup/proj/angle/)
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On 4 Jun 2014, at 08:50, Stephanie Anne Horne <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello,
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> Techdis is often my go-to place for this kind of thing. I'm not sure DesktopZoom or Virtual Magnifying Glass are the kind of thing you're looking for, but they might be? Info about both, and some other free apps / software for display enhancement is here:
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> http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/technologymatters/displayenhancement
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> Steph
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