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    How to set the step-size for the gnome-shell magnifier?

    For me, the gnome-shell magnifier makes too big steps between the different degrees of magnification.
    I hoped to be able to set it in dconf, but in org.gnome.desktop.a11y.magnifier was no way to control the step-size.
    So where is it actually set?

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    Re: How to set the step-size for the gnome-shell magnifier?

    Try gnome-shell-mousewheel-zoom from this ppa
    https://launchpad.net/~tobias-quinn/+archive/gsmz/+packages

    After install log out/in and should have an alt+mousewheel zoom

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    Re: How to set the step-size for the gnome-shell magnifier?

    Thanks, but it doesn't work for me. Alt + Mousewheel has no result.
    (Although it installed flawless.)

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    Re: How to set the step-size for the gnome-shell magnifier?

    I found this ppa from this ARTICLE
    PPA was in the comments.

    I don't usually use gnome-shell but the zoom works when I log into the gnome sesssion.

    All I can tell you is that before installing mousewheelzoom,
    the Universal Access zoom was turned off with no shortcuts set.
    Remains the same after install.

    The gnome-shell-mousewheel-zoom package installs a
    mousewheelzoom.desktop file in /etc/xdg/autostart so should autostart in the gnome session.
    Do you have a mousewheelzoom process running in system monitor.
    If not try running...
    Code:
    /usr/bin/mousewheelzoom
    Last edited by stinkeye; June 6th, 2012 at 01:23 PM.

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    Re: How to set the step-size for the gnome-shell magnifier?

    Yes, the process is running.
    Following your article, I installed
    Code:
    sudo apt-get install python-xlib python-dbus git-core
    (missed before), restarted Gnome-Shell
    Code:
    r
    , logged out and in again, but alt+mousewheel does nothing...

    thanks anyway!

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