I'm a sight impaired and use Kubuntu. I'm really happy with it but have a little problem. When I write a document or an e-mail, I have to use the screen magnifier, and it doesn't follow the cursor while I write. How can I solve this?
Ubuntu – Kubuntu screen magnifier doesn’t follow the cursor
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Related Solutions
Unity (until Ubuntu 17.04)
CompizConfig Settings Manager
To use magnifier in Ubuntu, you can do so by using CompizConfig Settings Manager. If you don't have it installed, you can do so from the Ubuntu Software Center.
Or, just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command below.
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
You can also use Synaptic Package Manager
Once you invoke the program, look under Accessibility for magnifier, and click on it to configure it.
Or you can try Virtual Magnifying Glass 3.5
I may have a solution, I've been trying to figure out what happened for a few days now. Deleting all ~/.cache and ~/.config is not a great idea, as those could be needed but. . .
In ~/.cache, I have deleted only the files with a 14.04 boot DVD, but I have kept the folders:
activityswitcher_wallpaper_preview.kcache
event-sound-cache.tdb.093cbe7e51f0423cb8a1384115f450a1.x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
icon-cache.kcache
ksycoca5
ksycoca5stamp
motd.legal-displayed (0 kb)
plasma-svgelements-air_v1.0
plasma-svgelements-breeze-dark_v0.9.7
plasma_theme_breeze-dark_v0.9.7.kcache
[...]
plasma_wallpaper_preview.kcache
After rebooting, the desktop was fine.
Best Answer
There is wmagnify, which is a stationary window that displays a magnified version of where the mouse pointer is. To use it you will have to
sudo apt install wmakerand then runwmagnifyfrom the terminal.In kubuntu you can make a window a "keep above others" from the window menu which is useful for wmagnify.Ubuntu man page for wmagnify here but basically keys 1-9 change the magnification. The window updates regularly (adjustable rate) so if you magnify something that is changing you will still see it, eg if you hover the mouse over the clock, it will update.Edit: I should add there is also xzoom which is similar and I think is installed by default, but I find it inferior to wmagnify.