Desktop zoom not working for Fedora-8

[Les]

On Thu, 2008-04-03 at 10:02 -0600, Aaron Konstam wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-04-03 at 07:53 +1030, Tim wrote:
> > Robin Laing:
> > >> The CTRL+ALT+(NUM +/-) are for the whole screen.  Not just a window.
> > >> 
> > >> Handy if you are looking at a web page that has small graphics on them 
> > >> or just aging eyes like I do and need to see things bigger than normal.
> > >>  
> > >> It is related to the x-server.
> > >> 
> > >> FWIW, it isn't working on my F8 machine with a Nvidia video card.
> > >> 
> > >> I just looked at my xorg.conf file and I do not have an other resolution 
> > >> in it.  I will have to play with the resoultion in the xorg.conf file.
> > 
> > 
> > Aaron Konstam:
> > > This does not work for me in f7.
> > 
> > What's your xorg.conf file like?  Those hotkeys switch between different
> > screen modes listed in your xorg.conf file (e.g. 800x600, 1024x800,
> > etc.).  If you don't have a list of choices, it's not going to switch.
> > 
> > The modern behaviour of X is to not have a list of them in the
> > configuration file, but for it to automatically use the highest mode
> > compatible with your monitor and display adaptor, determined when
> > starting up X.
> > 
> > For things like LCD monitors, it's typically only going have just one
> > fixed resolution.  And you may find it easier to use something else as a
> > screen magnifier.  e.g. I had a play with using compiz's zoom feature a
> > few days ago, I could hold down a super key and use the mouse wheel to
> > zoom in and out.
> > 
> > I haven't tried the screen magnifier that's part of the assistive
> > technologies preferences, I don't know how that does its trick.
> I need to send my brain in for a memory adjustment. Of course know of
> that feature for changing the resolution of the screen. I have used it
> for years. I need to slap myself a few times and maybe that will help.
>  
> And Tim was right again . It is tied to the screen modes listed in
> xorg.conf. I have none listed so ctrl-alt-+ does not work. My computer
> is a laptop with a LCD monitor. I will have to try it on my f8 desktop
> when I get home.
> --
I'm using an LCD, so I guess that settles my hash.  Thanks.
Regards,
Les H