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Old 10-23-2008, 03:04 PM   #4
allovertheglobe
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Location: L.A., Euro ex-pat
Device: Kobo, Nook Classic,Color,ST/Glow, iRex DR1000, Sony 505, REB1100&1200
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Originally Posted by godel10 View Post
Does anybody know about using the IrexDR1000 series for people with visual disabilities?


If I take a plain text file (for example from gutenberg), how big can I make the letter size to read it in the IrexDR1000?

Thank you.
(Oops, looks like pthwaite already answered it )

Text size goes up to 34pt. This currently applies to plain text, html & mobi.

PDFs can be scaled up to 200%, but the result depends on the original font size which you can't change in PDFs. (the selection zoom tool also available doesn't seem to scale past 200% either at this point - out of memory)

As a general comment: with some work, the (cheaper) Sony reader can be convinced to display a similar size but due to the small screen, even in Landscape mode, the limited number of words displayed at one time doesn't make for a fluent reading experience.

See attachments, first text, then PDF. Sorry, I didn't have the standard quarter at hand
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