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[ AeroZoom 4.0 beta 2 ]
The smooth wheel-zooming mouse-enhancing panel
# AeroZoom enhances upon the smooth Magnifier in Windows 7 to magnify
as Apple Mac OS X does, as well as turning any mouse into a HTPC/
presentation mouse, where wheel-zooming and positioning becomes
a breeze without a keyboard.
# Version 3 and up feature AeroSnip (enhanced Snipping Tool), Elastic
Zoom, ZoomIt Panel, Custom Hotkeys
# Support for Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7; partial support for Vista and XP.
# See bottom for what's updated in latest version.
[ AeroZoom Panel ]
# Bind keyboard controls commonly used in presentations to buttons of
mouse and 'AeroZoom Panel' accessible by clicking [Left]+[Right].
# AeroZoom Panel is made of large buttons designed to quickly toggle
sub-magnifier settings or to add more functions. Upon calling with
mouse, it pops up where the cursor is, without the need of locating
the Magnifier window minimized in taskbar.
[ AeroSnip - enhances Snipping Tool ]
# Whereas AeroZoom improves Windows Magnifier, AeroSnip enhances
Snipping Tool giving a Mac/Linux screen-capturing experience on Win
- Switch to AeroSnip Slider on AeroZoom Panel that quickly switches
between free-form, rectangular, window and full-screen snips.
- Each snipping mode (free, rectangular, window, full screen) has
their own hotkeys �V Win+Alt+F, Win+Alt+R, Win+Alt+W, Win+Alt+S.
- After snipping or pressing Print Screen, open the image with an
external editor such as Paint, other than Snipping Tool's editor.
- Automatically save Snipping Tool and Print Screen captures in any
location (default: desktop) as well as clipboard.
- Press and hold Middle button for half a second to start a snip
of the type currently selected on the AeroSnip Slider. (Button,
delay and the action can be customized �V see 'Custom Hotkeys'.)
- Streamlined procedures of starting a new snip--just use hotkeys
or Snip button anytime a new snip is wanted, no more locating-an
existing-Snipping-Tool-window-from-taskbar to click ��New�� for a
new capture.
[ ZoomIt Panel - enhances Sysinternals ZoomIt ]
# Switching to ZoomIt Panel improves mouse operation of Sysinternals
ZoomIt by adding an interface, elastic/wheel-zoom and more
- Wheel-zoom support (Wheel-zoom can be achieved partially under
XP and Vista now thanks to ZoomIt supporting those systems)
- Friendly user interface (ZoomIt Panel) to access functions that
normally required keyboard shortcuts, utilizing functions such
as the pen-color slider, white/black board.
- Customize mouse hotkeys to achieve keyboard-less presentation
- A handy list of ZoomIt keyboard shortcuts at hand.
- Elastic Zoom, live or still. (See following)
[ Elastic Zoom - enhances Windows 7 Magnifier or ZoomIt ]
# Automatically zoom in and out by holding and releasing same hotkey
- Elastic Zoom allows zooming in and out just by holding and
releasing the same hotkey [Ctrl]+[Caps Lock], simplifying the
whole zoom procedure.
[ More Features from v3 ]
. Custom Hotkeys -- 30+ mouse-utilizing hotkeys and functions
. Support for latest Windows versions - Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP
. Partial support for limited user accounts
. Compatible with User Account Control (UAC)
. Configuration import and export (auto-backup on exit)
. Access Windows and misc tools from AeroZoom Panel
. Workaround of Windows Media Center, WizMouse. See [Compatibility]
. Now compatible with AeroShake (Won't shake away stuff anymore)
[ Previous Features from v2 ]
# Keyboard and mouse buttons as modifiers, just as Mac/Linux
- Ctrl, Alt, Win, Shift, Middle, Back, Forward (and Left, Right)
- Lefthanders don't need to run a separate program anymore.
# Misclick-Preventing Pad avoids sending clicks to apps behind.
- Powerpointing while live-zooming with AeroZoom is now possible.
# 'Middle button modifier' mode achieves one-button zoom
- Press and hold the Middle button down while scrolling the same
button to zoom.
# Zoom Rate Slider adjusts how far to zoom at each scroll
# Magnify Slider zooms in or out by dragging �V new way to zoom
# Preview Full Screen quickly jumps anywhere else while zoomed in:
# Holding middle mouse button as an action trigger
- While zoomed in, activates a full screen preview
- While unzoomed, starts a new snip
# Tool menu contains many useful accessories, e.g.
- Run on Startup: Run AeroZoom without screen-dimming UAC prompt
- Always-on-Top: Applies to AZ Panel and tools started from it
- Advanced Options: Customizations for tweakers
# Access settings of Magnifier/Snipping Tool/ZoomIt all from Panel
# Lots of keyboard and mouse shortcuts. See [Quick Instructions].
- For example, a hotkey to invert screen color like Mac/Linux.
# Portable and installable [silently]. See [Special Installation].
# Native 64-bit and unicode support.
[ Quick Start ]
# To get started, hold [Left] mouse button and wheel up to zoom.
While zoomed, press and hold the middle button to preview full
screen. Press [Left] and [Middle] to reset zoom. Press [Left] +
[Right] to show/hide AeroZoom Panel.
[ Quick Instructions ]
# AeroZoom binds common keyboard controls to these mouse buttons
and keys.
- Keyboard Shortcuts -
Elastic zoom => [Ctrl] + [Caps Lock]
Elastic zoom (Still) => [Shift] + [Caps Lock]
Full Screen => [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [F]
Lens => [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [L]
Docked => [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [D]
Preview full screen => [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Space]
Zoom rate => [Win] + [Alt] + [F1 to F6]
Invert color => [Win] + [Alt] + [I]
Follow mouse => [Win] + [Alt] + [M]
Follow key => [Win] + [Alt] + [K]
Follow text => [Win] + [Alt] + [T]
Reset zoom => [Win] + [Shift] + [-]
Reset magnifier => [Win] + [Shift] + [R]
Kill magnifier => [Win] + [Shift] + [K]
Show|hide magnifier => [Win] + [Shift] + [`]
Show|hide panel => [Win] + [Shift] + [Esc]
AeroSnip (Free-form) => [Win] + [Alt] + [F]
AeroSnip (Rect) => [Win] + [Alt] + [R]
AeroSnip (Window) => [Win] + [Alt] + [W]
AeroSnip (Screen) => [Win] + [Alt] + [S]
Hotkey-mouse on|off => [Win] + [Alt] + [H]
Hotkey-all on|off => (Single-click on tray icon)
- Modifier (User-defined Mouse Button/Key) -
Zoom in => [Modifier] + [Wheel-up]
Zoom out => [Modifier] + [Wheel-down]
Reset zoom => [Modifier] + [Middle]
Show|hide panel => [Left] + [Right]
Preview full screen => hold [Middle] �V when zoomed
New snip|custom => hold [Middle] �V when zoomed out
Note: In Middle button mode, hold [Middle] + [Right] to reset
zoom, [Middle] + [Left] to snip/preview full screen.
This list of hotkeys are for Windows 7 admin accounts.
In other cases, go to '? > Quick Instructions' for the
correct list. Hotkeys will be fewer on older systems.
[ Special Installation ]
# AeroZoom by default installs into Local App Data, To install to
All Users or perform unattended installation, see Setup.exe /?
Unless installing to Program Files, the installation is per-user
and does not require admin rights.
[ Usage and Tips ]
# Be sure to read the tips and tricks from the 'Startup Tips'.
Also, see this page for a walkthrough and video:
tech.wandersick.com/p/aerozoom-for-windows-7-magnifier.html
[ System Requirements ]
# AeroZoom 3 does not need administrator rights to run anymore.
(But the experience is better in some cases if available.)
1. Runs best on Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7. Also partially supports Vista
and XP. (some functions will be limited on these old OS as well as
Home Basic, Starter version of Windows 7)
2. Aero (theme) is a must. For example, Windows 7 Starter/Home
Basic editions do not support Aero, so Lens and Full Screen zoom
cannot be used. In such cases, we can check 'Tool > Wheel-Zoom
by ZoomIt' so that AeroZoom applies its wheel-Zoom support on
Sysinternals ZoomIt.
3. Windows 8 support has been added in v3.3; Windows 10 in v4.0.
[ Compatibility ]
1. Windows Media Center users may face an issue where the cursor
is missing in full screen. It is a Windows bug between WMC and
Magnifier. Users may work around it by clicking 'Kill' on the
panel or use the default hotkey to kill magnifier: Win+Shift+K,
or redefine the middle button action as 'Kill'. To do that, go
to 'Tool > Custom Hotkeys > Settings > Holding Middle' and
set its action to 'Kill'.
2. WizMouse is only semi-compatible with AutoHotkey--the language
AeroZoom is based on. From the WizMouse doc: "Some users
reported that rehooking may cause issues with AutoHotkey so
now it can be disabled. Note that AutoHotkey (Add: AeroZoom)
must be started AFTER WizMouse for them to work together
correctly."
Tip 1: Clicking on any Ctrl/Shift/Alt/Left/Right/Middle/F/B
button on the AeroZoom Panel restarts (brings back) AeroZoom.
Tip 2: (Since v3.2) Clicking the tray icon 3 times does it too.
Tip 3: Go to WizMouse's Settings and check 'Left click tray
icon to enable/disable', so that left-clicking WizMouse's tray
icon quickly disables WizMouse and enables AeroZoom, or vice
versa.
3. Multi-monitor configurations should work okay with AeroZoom.
In rare cases where AeroZoom Panel does not show up near the
cursor, adjust panel offset manually in 'Tool > Preferences
> Advanced Options'.
[ Limitations ]
# If you've encountered any bugs or any of the following limits
but think it is a bug. Please email wandersick@gmail.com
1. Misclick-Preventing Pad may be inaccurate for some types of
window. You may fine-tune the offset in 'Tool > Preferences
> Advanced Options'.
2. Zooming may be jerky when both misclick-preventing pad and
'Follow keyboard' are on. (Use 'Follow text' as a workaround.)
3. Turning ZoomIt on and off (via 'Tool > Enable ZoomIt') too
often may leave lots of phantom tray icons.
4. The Magnification slider gets jerky or does not work in rare
situations. A workaround to restore it to normal is to use
keyboard shortcut (Win+[+]) to zoom in once.
5. 'Run on Startup' fails to automatically run magnifier at
startup if there are UAC prompts caused by other programs
during boot.
6. During use of AeroZoom, Magnifier cannot be run separately.
This is normal as AeroZoom hides Magnifier to improve UX. To
show it anytime, just click [Mag] from AeroZoom Panel (eq to
Win+Shift+`). If always showing is preferred, go to 'Tool >
Preferences > Advanced Options', change 'Magnifier' to 'Show'
7. Pressing buttons on the AeroZoom Panel has no effect at times?
You may have to set 'Operation delay' in 'Tool > Preferences
> Advanced Options' to a higher value for your system.
8. Some modifiers may work better than others due to OS
limitations and program compatibility. In one case of Windows 10,
Ctrl and Alt work better than Shift and Win for wheel-zoom.
[ Recent Release History ]
# [TBA] - next version
- Better AeroSnip support on Windows 10, 8.1 and 8.
# 2015/10/28 - 4.0 beta 2
- Reverse zooming, an implementation for users accustomed to "natural
scrolling" on Mac OS X
- Quickly switch between multiple setting profiles Home, School,
Work, On-the-Go, Presentation, Gaming.
- Help improve AeroZoom! Let us know about your experence by
completing our survey under "? > Survey".
# 2015/09/24 - 4.0 beta 1
- Windows 10 Support.
- Enhanced zoom operations on Win 7, 8, 8.1
- Fixed "xx hotkeys have been received in the last xx ms" error with
a higher limit of #MaxHotkeysPerInterval
- Fixed '-' character being generated during zoomout for key modifiers
with a new set of options in "Tool > Preferences > Workaround:
Prefer NumpadAdd/Sub to +/-". By default NumpadAdd is enabled
while NumpadSub is disabled. This combination was found to work
best under Windows 7-10. You may finetune this setting as modifiers
still may have their own issues.
- Experimental feature: Center Zoom under
Tool > Preferences > Experiment: Center Zoom (Windows Magnifier)
- Base AutoHotKey updated to 1.1.22.06
- New option to restore default settings in tray icon and
'Az\Config File' panel menu.
- Supports "Old Windows 7 Calculator for Windows 10" from Winaero
if calc1.exe is detected under Windows\System32.
- Fixed misbehavior after performing a setting reset. AeroZoom will
now quit instead of rerun after a reset.
- Shut down/reboot/sleep/lock PC via Panel (Tool > Windows Tools)
helping Windows 8 users without a start button.
- New default setting: Holding the middle button will trigger nothing
by default (instead of Snipping)
- New default setting: Zoom Rate slider is selected on the panel
(instead of Snipping)
# 2012/05/26 - 3.3
- Fixed the problem of holding middle button action being
triggered very easily.
- Improved look of elements under basic theme.
- Added a restart option to Tray and Az menu.
- Double-click panel to switch between ZoomIt/Magnifier
panels; middle-double-click to restart.
- Improved tips and tricks.
- More use of OSD. Various bug fixes.
- First unofficial support for Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
# 2012/05/09 - 3.2a
- Fixed menu separator bug and various improvements.
# 2012/05/05 - 3.2
- Many subtle UI improvements, e.g. Menu separator.
- Right-clicking the Panel switches between Modern/Classic.
- Single-clicking the tray icon or the 'off' button on Panel
turns off/on AeroZoom temporarily in an easy way.
- Non-admins can now have their configs auto backed up.
- Fixed a Custom Hotkeys bug that exclusively takes over hotkeys.
(Now compatible with the Firefox add-on Image Zoom)
- Uses the OSD more. Custom Hotkeys can be dis/enabled in sets.
- Latest AutoHotkey_L version (1.1.7.3).
# 2012/01/10 - 3.1
- Snipping with middle button no longer leaves a mark in captures
- Negative offset values can be set in Advanced Option
- 'Run on Startup' in zh-CN systems (in fact, a schtasks bug)
# For older versions, visit the URL at the bottom.
[ Credits / Attributions ]
# AutoHotkey and AutoIt
# Windows Magnifier, Snipping Tool, Sysinternals ZoomIt, NirCmd
- AeroZoom is proudly based on these excellent solutions but it
isn't affilated with any of them)
# Thanks to all who sent me suggestions and bug reports that made
what AeroZoom is today.
# Magnifier Icon by Oliver Scholtz (schollidesign.deviantart.com)
[ Suggestions / Support ]
# Do you have questions or a say? Feel free to drop me a line at
wandersick@gmail.com or my blog (address below).
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