4.2 Visual Assistance

In the Seeing section of the Universal Access dialog, you can enable features that help people with impaired vision.

Turning on High Contrast enables high contrast black and white icons in the GNOME desktop.

Turning on Large Text enlarges the font used in the user interface.

Turning on Zoom enables a screen magnifier. You can set the desired magnification and magnifier behavior, including color effects.

By customizing the Cursor Size you can increase the visibility of the mouse cursor.

If the Screen Reader is turned on, any UI element or text that receives keyboard focus is read aloud.

If the Sound Keys are turned on, a sound is played whenever Num Lock or Caps Lock are turned on.