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ZOOM  ver. 3.0 - 32 bit
Shareware
http://digilander.libero.it/important/zoom
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OVERVIEW :

"Zoom" is a powerful magnifying program intended to help visually impaired people to access to computer use.

It has a lens that allows you to move, magnify and click everything on the screen
also
it has a moveable, jumping, sizeable and dockable window on which are assembled
the images in magnifyed size: it displays the images under the mouse cursor or any text insertion
following the caret, in real time 
also
you can also drag custom sized areas on screen to see them magnified.

You can move the mouse from keyboard, display the current cursor, invert colors,
highlight mouse position and highlight caret (= little flashing text insertion point) position.
Finally you can capture, resize, copy, save and print images.



- it is possible to modify the functions on demand, and an ActiveX control is available for
  developers
- the "Drag&Mag" function is also available as a stand alone program
  and versions with graphic features for graphic users and 
  with stretching feature for distortion correction are also available.





HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS :

- Mouse
- The Operating System Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows Me, Windows 2000 or Windows XP
- The free file Msvbvm50.dll must be present in the Windows\System folder
  (if you don't have it, you can download it at
  http://digilander.libero.it/important/zoom/download/msvbvm50.zip,
  or it can be easily found on the Web)
- 250 Kb of space on the hard drive







INSTALLATION
Uninstall previous version if any.
Copy the following 5 files:
- Zoom.exe,
- Guide.hlp,
- UnZoom.exe,
- Readme.txt,
- File_id.diz 
in the same folder previously created.

UNINSTALLATION
Remove the program from Control panel > Add/Remove programs 
or execute the UnZoom.exe file







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To buy it,
please contact the author: tassoposta@libero.it
or see the "How to buy" section on the Guide


For licensing, commercialization, distribution,
customizing, code rights, ActiveX
please, contact the author: tassoposta@libero.it


For updates,
please visit the "Zoom" site:
http://digilander.libero.it/important/zoom


For comments or suggestions,
please contact the author: tassoposta@libero.it

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If you are searching for a game suitable for children,
try "Pacman for Kids", a clone of the well known 
Pacman  videogame by Namco.
It improves the eye-digital coordination of the child,
its funny, its very easy to use and
it has music and animation.
(available in English and Italian).
You can download at Pacman page:


http://digilander.libero.it/important/pacman


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The extraordinary 'Drag&Mag' function of Zoom 
is also available as a stand alone program ;
please visit the Zoom site or contact the author, tassoposta@libero.it

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A version of Zoom with graphic features for graphic user (with docking 
to screen borders, mouse's cursors display, grids, rulers,
analyzing color value in 7 format and more), editor (with play&rec) is also available ;
please visit the Zoom site or contact the author, tassoposta@libero.it


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A version of Zoom for Scan Converter user to correct caused distortion
(with freezing mouse focus, horizontal and vertical stretching, full screen view) is also available ;
please visit the Zoom site or contact the author, tassoposta@libero.it



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"BigWindows" is an handy utility that allows you
to enlarge and customize the common 'Open' and 'Save as' windows.
You can:
   
- increase the size of the windows
- set the type of view : List, Small Icons, Big Icons,
  Details - extending the Name column (!), Preview, Thumbnail  
- set the DropDown window dimensions
- set a predefined browsed folder (or recall it at any moment,
  by simply pressing a key)  

You can download it at BigWindows page 
(available in English and Italian) :

http://digilander.libero.it/important/bigwin

