Re: WLM High Contrast

Greetings John,

Well it does work, but the fonts are a set size in Messenger and aren't affected by the
changes. Unfortunately they are affected by the colour changes, and most have a lot of
Messenger blacked/whited out.

The best scheme to use (so you can see all the text, colour-wise) for Messenger is High
Contrast #2 (Accessibly Options in the Control Panel, Display tab, Settings button, I'm sure
you're familiar with this window).

What I'd suggest you do about the font sizes is to set Messenger to automatically sign in for
him, pop open a conversation window with anyone, right-click in the text area and choose
Change Font. Then set his font size to be large and click OK. Then both his and his
contact's text will be that size. Next, press the Alt key in any Messenger window to open up
the menu bar, choose the Tools menu, then Options, then Layout. Under the Contact List
heading, you'll find the Favorites are set to large and the Other Contacts are set to small.
Set the Other Contacts to the large size as well. That will at least make the contact's
images somewhat large so they're easily clickable.

Unfortunately the only way to control the other font sizes in Messenger is to make a custom
skin and use third-party tools like Messenger Plus, so that probably isn't an option.

For interest, I set this up here and took a screenshot:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/scr...ghcontrast.png

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
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"John - Ratty" <> wrote in message
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> Hi, I'm trying to set up WLM for a partially sighted friend and he needs his computer set
> up with a black background and large white text. most of the system is set-up ok for him
> but we cannot seem to get WLM to work in High Contrast mode.
>
> Is there a way to do this?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> --
> John - Ratty
>
> May the best day of your past be the worst day of your future

Hi,

I totally forgot about increasing the DPI - that will let you increase the font size in
Messenger (and in Windows). The DPI settings can be found by right-clicking on the Desktop,
choosing Properties, then Settings and then Advanced.

Depending on the resolution he's using for his screen, you may want to play a little with
these options to make them suitable. Also, you should be able to customize the green to be
white in the display properties as well.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2010 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
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"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Greetings John,
>
> Well it does work, but the fonts are a set size in Messenger and aren't affected by the
> changes. Unfortunately they are affected by the colour changes, and most have a lot of
> Messenger blacked/whited out.
>
> The best scheme to use (so you can see all the text, colour-wise) for Messenger is High
> Contrast #2 (Accessibly Options in the Control Panel, Display tab, Settings button, I'm
> sure you're familiar with this window).
>
> What I'd suggest you do about the font sizes is to set Messenger to automatically sign in
> for him, pop open a conversation window with anyone, right-click in the text area and
> choose Change Font. Then set his font size to be large and click OK. Then both his and
> his contact's text will be that size. Next, press the Alt key in any Messenger window to
> open up the menu bar, choose the Tools menu, then Options, then Layout. Under the Contact
> List heading, you'll find the Favorites are set to large and the Other Contacts are set to
> small. Set the Other Contacts to the large size as well. That will at least make the
> contact's images somewhat large so they're easily clickable.
>
> Unfortunately the only way to control the other font sizes in Messenger is to make a custom
> skin and use third-party tools like Messenger Plus, so that probably isn't an option.
>
> For interest, I set this up here and took a screenshot:
> http://messenger.jonathankay.com/scr...ghcontrast.png
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> (c) 2010 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
> --
>
>
> "John - Ratty" <> wrote in message
> news:m-6dnfcO0cwp-...
>> Hi, I'm trying to set up WLM for a partially sighted friend and he needs his computer set
>> up with a black background and large white text. most of the system is set-up ok for him
>> but we cannot seem to get WLM to work in High Contrast mode.
>>
>> Is there a way to do this?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any help.
>>
>> --
>> John - Ratty
>>
>> May the best day of your past be the worst day of your future
>
>