10.4: Zoom window via control-scroll

Oct 11, '06 07:30:04AM

Contributed by: tbolioli

I just discovered something that I believe came about in 10.4.8. If you hold down the Control key and then scroll using the mouse (for me it is two fingers on the MacBook Pro's track pad), then the entire screen will zoom at the point where the mouse is. This is not related to the Universal Access setup, since I have everything turned off in there. It appears the only way to zoom out is to scroll back up.

[robg adds: This feature used to be reserved for those with the Mighty Mouse, but it was added to the Mouse tab in the Keyboard & Mouse System Preferences panel as of 10.4.8. Using the Mouse tab, you can disable the feature, or change the modifier. You can also change how the screen scrolls by using the Options button. On my G5, for some reason, the only option that works right is "leave cursor centered in image;" the others both prevent me from reaching screen top or bottom. I assume this is a local issue and not a general bug.]

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