Allow to change the font size and font of the workbench

[hsdk123]

At the moment, we can only change the font size / font of the editor. If we want to change the font size, we need to use a roundabout method of "zooming in / out". It would be nice if this could be adjusted through the preferences.

[skube]

Further to this, it seems weird that if I want larger fonts outside of the editor I have to zoom in each time I restart.

[egamma]

pls see #291 for the zooming issue (in general pls do not create combo issues 😄 )

[conceptualspace]

+1

v1.4.0 seemed to make the file explorer fonts larger/bolder, making it harder to traverse a large directory

[bobrocke]

+1

[nishantgeorge]

+1

[dodalovic]

👍

[cgiacomi]

👍

[bobrocke]

Does the new UI theming interface give access to the font size?

[kentor]

In addition, I would like to increase the line spacing in the explorer. File names are way too close to each other and is fatiguing to look at.

[xster]

Ha, I was gonna suggest exposing line height so I could decrease it and pack more files into each screen.

[timc13]

just to add another reason:

• changing the Explorer to a monospaced font is easier to read when scanning for files

[mzabuawala]

+1

Please add support for changing font size of EXPLORER window.

[ricolxwz]

btw, release version 1.94 (September 2024) did not include this feature.

This release broke apc extension++

drcika/apc-extension#230 (comment)

[darianmorat]

VSCode: "Made for developers"
Yeah sure!... Time for a nvim full trial

[imaiya]

Nearly ten years later, it’s surprising that this feature still bothers me

[perfumescent]

any progress?

[manuartero]

This issue has a purpose, it closes *mark as duplicated* the recurring a11y request 🤷‍♂

[slifty]

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• There was a PR to fix it in 2022 but progress died away since then: Add settings for changing the workbench font size and font #144365

[niceEli]

we need to be able to change fonts cause its hard too see this current one, id be best to use a font that i can read easy (like a monospace one) and it should be a simple accessibility issue. If its not fixed, i may (and others too) would need to leave vscode and move to other things like zed or jetbrains software (both of which, either have a builtin monospace font as default, or allow you to change the ui font)

[perfumescent]

Jetbrain is way more better, isn't it?

[AlexWayfer]

I'm still using Pulsar Editor, the descendent of Atom Editor. Highly customizable UI with simple styles. And this issue is still holding me from using VS Code. Yes, Pulsar has fewer features, not so well supported in such direction, but at least there are very communicable maintainers, helped a lot with different errors, third-party packages, etc.

[spxf]

Pls we need this feat!

[casastorta]

+1 for this.

[abue-ammar]

once Zed becomes stable i am dropping this junk for good. tho i am planning to switch to nvim

[salahkai]

+1

[rublev]

once Zed becomes stable i am dropping this junk for good. tho i am planning to switch to nvim

aware me on zed?

[abue-ammar]

once Zed becomes stable i am dropping this junk for good. tho i am planning to switch to nvim

aware me on zed?

zed is so far okay but language server config is a pain. and some other customization is lacking

[ngalioth]

The current default font is too light and not sharp or bold enough, resulting in insufficient contrast in light mode, making it hard to read. For dark mode it's ok, for light mode it's a disaster

the left is vsc with the default light modern theme and the right is jetbrains fleet with default light theme. The comparison may not be very accurate. Yet clearly, the right one is much easier to read. For now to fix this I have to use custom css loader plugin or fonted, both of which require modify the src code resulting vsc prompts corrupted. It would be lovely this option is provided

[codenoid]

please help this old man, my eye is not that good

[capythulhu]

it's been 10 years already, please just let us change the font lol

[Layhout]

it has been 10 years already, please just let us change the font lol

i don't care about ai. just let me change the font.

[manuartero]

Happy 2025! 🎄🎉🥳

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[Wachucol]

Ya dejen cambiarlo por favor

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[joaomcarlos]

The current default font is too light and not sharp or bold enough, resulting in insufficient contrast in light mode, making it hard to read. For dark mode it's ok, for light mode it's a disaster the left is vsc with the default light modern theme and the right is jetbrains fleet with default light theme. The comparison may not be very accurate. Yet clearly, the right one is much easier to read. For now to fix this I have to use custom css loader plugin or fonted, both of which require modify the src code resulting vsc prompts corrupted. It would be lovely this option is provided

They should use the Inter font family. Far more readable.