Github Desktop UI font size scaling

[arnvidhr]

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Hello, how to enable font scaling in Github Desktop application according to the Windows screen DPI settings, or at least to choose the font size?

After so much decades of coding and gaming, my eyesight is not very good and it is difficult to see such small text. It feels worrying for future because there is no way to change font size or scale. And it seems that the application is not affected by specific Microsoft Windows setting.

This is something for your consideration.

[DeadGolden0]

Hi @arnvidhr ,

The GitHub Desktop application doesn't have a font setting, but it does support zooming in and out, which will in turn increase or decrease the font size. See the View menu or try Ctrl + and Ctrl - .

Do not hesitate to mark the post as 'Answered' if my response suits you.

I hope my message is useful to you! Have a nice day!

[tyePhDCandy]

After i click on the zoom in or zoom out in view menu, nothing happens..

[costas-andriotis]

If you are mildly familiar with CSS, open Developer Tools -> Sources and check the location of the file renderer.css. You can try editing this file to suit your needs. For example, I'm using a UHD monitor and I also find some fonts very small, so I added the following at the very end of the file:

:root { --font-family-sans-serif: 'Noto Sans Condensed'; --font-family-monospace: 'Noto Sans Mono ExtraCondensed'; --font-size: 14px; --font-size-sm: 12px; font-weight: 500;}

You could try other customizations at your risk, if you like, keeping in mind they probably won't survive updates.

[xyzzy529]

I love GitHub.com ... have for 17 years. I was 17 years younger then ...
Did not have cataracts, and could see any size.
Now it would be better for the site to have a font size in the Profile setting so it would be permanent and not a pain each time I look at a page.

Also, there is this: https://adasitecompliance.com/accessible-fonts/
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ASA) requires websites to comply with this sort of accessibility requirements.

@github ... Please fix this before someone sues you over it and the Legal fees cost more than a few lines of code would.