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eppur_se_muova

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2. Forgot to say -- I'm using Safari. I tried using zoom, didn't help at first ...

Reply to usonian (Reply #1)

Fri May 16, 2025, 02:29 AM

May 16

Then I tried using command-+ *repeatedly*, and suddenly I could see the tabs at the top again ! But now magnification was too great. Then I reduced the screen resolution and suddenly things looked normal again.

I don't think this laptop can be upgraded to a sufficiently recent version of OSX or any browser to make it worth doing anything further.

Thanks for the suggestion though. Honestly, my first thought was "Duh, I already tried that" but then I remembered that when DU3 was first released I experienced something similar, and tried the same "try everything" approach to figure it out. Still don't understand why, but probably not going to matter. Old laptop not gonna be useful for much.

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Trying to read DU on an unfamiliar laptop -- how can I access settings to change view for this device ? [View all] eppur_se_muova May 16 OP

DU adapts to the size of your screen, as reported by your browser. usonian May 16 #1

Forgot to say -- I'm using Safari. I tried using zoom, didn't help at first ... eppur_se_muova May 16 #2

Safari gets upgraded with the operating system except for some bug fixes. usonian May 16 #3