Comment 19 for bug 762699

I was one of, if not the original, poster of this bug. I use Linux frequently as a desktop and server os at university. I'm glad you've discovered that KDE has working, superb, zoom accessibility. I've actually been using KDE exclusively now for several and have abandoned Unity/Gnome 3 just as Unity/Gnome3's development community has abandoned its visually impaired users.

KDE cares.

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> On Jan 15, 2016, at 1:41 AM, Qbert <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> There are six reports related to this bug dating back to 11.04. Six
> years later nothing has been fixed. There is no patch or workaround as
> far as i know.
>
> I've been in limbo due to insufficient zoom accessibility features in
> Unity, Gnome 3 and KDE. Being stuck with gnome classic and 12.04.
> Honestly feeling that Linux has turned it's back on me.
>
> I finally ended up with KDE and filed a bug assessing the main issue i
> had with the zoom functionality here:
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=357692. The bug was resolved in
> LESS THAN ONE WEEK. There is now a working patch for 5.5 and it will (as
> far as I know) be implemented in Plasma 5.6. The end result is far
> superior to any zoom I've ever used (on Linux, Mac and Windows).
>
> So what's the point of this rant like comment? I want to:
> - inform people like me that there is now a very good alternative to the Enhanced Zoom Desktop plugin.
> - remind people of the importance of resolving this bug.
>
> ** Bug watch added: KDE Bug Tracking System #357692
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=357692
>
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> duplicate bug report (781529).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/762699
>
> Title:
> Unity launcher and panel do not zoom alongsize the desktop with
> Enhanced Zoom Desktop
>
> Status in Unity:
> Triaged
> Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: compiz
>
> Unity's top panel and launcher are not zoomable when using Compiz's
> Enhanced Zoom Desktop feature. Futhermore, top panel's shadow creates
> a visual glitch when zooming (see bug 762247). In Maverick zooming
> gnome-panel worked well. See attached screenshot for what happens in
> Unity.
>
> Steps to reproduce:
> 1) (Note that this may break the desktop. Use caution.) Open CCSM and enable the Enhanced Zoom Desktop plugin, if not already enabled
> 2) Set the zoom in and zoom out hotkeys if needed
> 3) Zoom in to the desktop
>
> What should happen:
> All areas of the desktop zoom in together
>
> What happens instead:
> All areas of the desktop except for Unity (panel/dash/launcher) zoom in. Instead, Unity is overlayed on top of the zoomed area.
>
> A screenshot may be seen here:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/762699/+attachment/2788578/+files/bug.png
>
> Affected Ubuntu versions: Natty, Oneiric, Precise, and Quantal (as of
> 09 Nov. 2012)
>
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