Zoom while holding control in OS X Lion?

Question

I used to love the "Zoom while holding control" accessibility feature in previous versions of OS X. I just upgraded from Snow Leopard to Lion and I already know about that zoom-anywhere feature. But that feature doesn't follow the mouse around like "Zoom while holding control" did in previous versions.

Does anyone know how to get this feature back?

Answer 1

In "System Preferences", go to "Universal Access" and select the "Seeing" tab. Then under "Zoom", click on "Options."

The last option should be checked and read:

Use scroll wheel with modifier keys to zoom: ^

Answer 2

I use hot corners to activate my screensaver, and I find triggering the screensaver and returning to the desktop always brings the zoom feature back.

Answer 3

I can confirm that this is happening to me as well. Additionally, I have found a workaround that seems to work without having to reboot.

Go into Universal Access, click "Options" in the Zoom section and uncheck the bottom checkbox and then check it again. It will start working - at least, it did for me.

Answer 4

I was having this problem as well. After Snow Leopard -> Lion upgrade, I did notice the 'Zoom:' On/Off radio selection was toggled to 'Off.' Turning it back to on didn't work. What DID work was unchecking and checking the option to 'Zoom in Window.' After I changed that, it started working like normal. omg bugz!

Answer 5

I had to restart OS X in order to restore the functionality of "zoom while holding control."

_{The feature seems to work intermittently – I suspect this problem will be resolved with the first Lion patch from Apple.}

Answer 6

I have found that logging out and back in resorts this feature as well. It's a little quicker than a complete restart.

Answer 7

Zoom should be Off; Zoom in window should be checked.