

He advised that a Long Term Support (LTS) version of Ubuntu is the best choice for accessibility: In May, 2012, Mark Yelavich, the Canonical developer who works on accessibility, addressed problems with Universal Access features while the Unity desktop is being developed. Vinux 5, released in November, 2015, is based on Ubuntu 14.04, which is compatible with Magnifier and Enhanced Zoom. For example, these plug-ins did not work with Vinux 4, which was based on Ubuntu 12.04. Linux distributions derived from Ubuntu often do not use the Compiz windows manager required for Magnifier and Enhanced Zoom. You can configure Enhanced Zoom after downloading the Settings Manager as described below. The Enhanced Zoom plug-in is enabled by default in Ubuntu 12.04.3, 13.10, and 14.04, but no user commands are defined.Įnhanced Zoom will also work in earlier versions of Ubuntu that use the Compiz visual effects manager. Shortcuts using trackpads are described in the article. Required Software: CompizConfig Settings Manager & plug-ins.Īs described below, some of the keyboard shortcuts depend on your version of Ubuntu.
