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Bug 699366 - Zoom unfit for purpose using keyboard to control cursor.
Zoom unfit for purpose using keyboard to control cursor.
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 647074
Product: gnome-shell
Classification: Core
Component: keyboard
3.6.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gnome-shell-maint
gnome-shell-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2013-05-01 07:23 UTC by Magdalen Berns (irc magpie)
Modified: 2014-01-20 23:44 UTC
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Description Magdalen Berns (irc magpie) 2013-05-01 07:23:30 UTC 
To recreate:

In Universal Access > seeing > Zoom> options> magnification 4X

Enable GNOME Shell's magnifier and then perform a familiar task using nothing but the keyboard. 

I could not do this as it was technically, annoying. I had to stop.

I tried again. This time with 'MouseKeys' activated from the accessibility menu and it was very very slow on 'keep magnifier cursor centered' - barely usable but also completely unusable if Magnifier cursor moves with contents' was selected.

In my humble opinion this application is not fit for keyboard only use on this version. I would increase severity perhaps but have not yet tried on 3.8.X. Will report back if nobody else gets there first.

The cursor should ideally behave the same way as the mouse would in order to put this right.
Comment 1 Magdalen Berns (irc magpie) 2014-01-20 23:44:27 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 647074 ***