[nabs-l] Zoom Text questions

[Jim Reed]

Hey all, 

This question is a two-parter. First, when using "yellow on black" color setting on Zoomtext, the blue color of many internet links just disapeers. How do I fix this? Many of the sites I use don't work well in "yellow on Black", so I frequently switch between "color" and "yellow on black." Is there a color (for internet links) that works equally well on both "color" and "yellow on black" modes?

Additionally, often times the boundary of a search box disapeers. For examp[le, in Yahoo email, I know from past experience that there is a box where search terms can be entered to search for old emails, but under the yellow on black color setting those boxes disapeer. Is there a way to fix this?

My second queston relates to the Microsoft Zune. When I try to use it using Zoomtext, it doesnt work. For the most part, things that would normally be displayed on the Microsoft Zune interface are simply not displayed using Zoomtext. How do I make this work?

I also have an admission/revilation I wish to make public. In addition to wanting answers to these issues, this problem has also made me aware of a distinction that i had previously made in my mind regarding the difference between high-partials and totals. I once thought that I was somehow different and better from the majority of you. I believed that some vision was somehow more desirable than no vision. I believed that the fact that I could solve a problem visually made me better than you. Now, I am begining to come to a different conclusion. Based on the fact that most of you could use a screen reader to accomplish what I currently cannot means I have to fundamentally rethink my preceptions on blindness. I have to admit the fact that I am blind, and that there is no execption or distinction to be made between the various degrees of blindness. I have to admit that if there is an exception or distinction to be made within the realm of blindness, that
 exception or distinction relates to blindness training; in that aspect, I am a miserable failure, and in-fact, most totally blind people are probably far better off than I currently am. 


Sorry, I felt the need to get that off my chest.

Jim