Upgrade to OS X Version 10.6.8 has shrunk my text et cetera
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Upgrade to OS X Version 10.6.8 has shrunk my text et cetera
26-07-2011 9:54 PM
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My eyesight is not great so I have, for years, had my iMac set up to permanently show as many things as possible larger than the default size. I have recently installed OS X Version 10.6.8. Since then, virtually everything that was larger has gone smaller. The login box, text and icons on the desktop, dialogue boxes, icons in the dock, widgets, text in Finder, text and images in web pages in Safari such as the page I am now typing into, the toolbar, tab bar, bookmarks bar and status bar are all affected. Only the pointer has stayed large. I have installed the Version 10.6.8 updater; doing so has not helped. I cannot remember how I made things larger in the first place and I cannot make them larger again. I have looked at System Preferences, Finder Preferences, Safari Preferences and Mac Help but to no avail. Google has not helped me either.
t (squinting at the screen)
Re: Upgrade to OS X Version 10.6.8 has shrunk my text et cetera
26-07-2011 10:57 PM
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"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."
Re: Upgrade to OS X Version 10.6.8 has shrunk my text et cetera
27-07-2011 1:47 PM
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If I cannot get a better solution from a specialist Mac forum and upgrading to Lion does not help I will certainly consider downloading TinkerTool.
t
Re: Upgrade to OS X Version 10.6.8 has shrunk my text et cetera
30-07-2011 4:05 PM
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I have decided not to upgrade to Lion at present as (1) the on-line reviews I have seen are mixed, (2) my main Mac problems have stemmed from updates to the operating system and (3) I would, it appears, need to spend an additional £59 on a new trackpad to benefit from many of the features of Lion.
I have decided not to download TinkerTool as the functions listed on their website do not seem to address my particular issue.
I will, for the time being, make do with zooming into individual web pages using ⌘+
Re: Upgrade to OS X Version 10.6.8 has shrunk my text et cetera
12-08-2011 6:00 PM
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It sounds as though the update has reset your apps to default text size. Hope this helps.
Simon.
Re: Upgrade to OS X Version 10.6.8 has shrunk my text et cetera
14-08-2011 1:19 PM
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In Finder, I have clicked on 'View' and selected 'Show View Options' and selected the largest of the text sizes available and the larger of the two icon sizes on offer. This has increased the size of text inside Finder windows but had no effect on the things on the window frame, i.e. the name of the window at the top, the list of devices, places et cetera on the left hand side and the statement of the number of gigabytes available et cetera at the bottom.
In the Appearance window in Safari I have selected a larger size for both Standard font and Fixed-width font. This works for some web pages but not for others. Again, everything in the window frame as opposed to the window itself is unaffected and still small.
Another application I use (Skype) does not have any 'Appearance' options and everything in it is still small compared to how it was before my OS upgrade.
Re: Upgrade to OS X Version 10.6.8 has shrunk my text et cetera
14-08-2011 4:55 PM
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Which version of osx did you upgrade from? 10.5?
Re: Upgrade to OS X Version 10.6.8 has shrunk my text et cetera
14-08-2011 5:18 PM
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Re: Upgrade to OS X Version 10.6.8 has shrunk my text et cetera
16-08-2011 8:48 PM
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scc: I can make adjustments to, among other things, resolutions, using "Displays" in the system preferences and it does affect the appearance of the display - but not in a helpful way. My previous version of OSX was, I think, 10.6.7.
Jim: The site to which you posted a link has been very helpful. I have followed advice there by (1) giving my feedback to Apple and (2) installing a Safari extension listed under Productivity called "All pages zoom", which sets the size of the font globally. All you need do is press Cmd++ to where you like it, and it stays set throughout.
Re: Upgrade to OS X Version 10.6.8 has shrunk my text et cetera
06-11-2011 8:09 PM
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13-11-2011 1:55 PM
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13-11-2011 8:10 PM
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Re: Upgrade to OS X Version 10.6.8 has shrunk my text et cetera
17-11-2011 8:04 PM
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