Jul 6, 2026, 12:03 AMTop secret #programming tip that they won't teach you at uni:
If you can't read the text on your screen, you can just increase the font size. Most operating systems have easily accessible global font size settings.
Your spine and eyes will thank you for not leaning forward to squint at the tiny default xterm text.
cc: #accessibility
Jul 6, 2026, 12:04 AMBTW, one of my other major gripes with custom GUI frameworks is exactly this. I don't care how cool your SDF based font rendering is Zed, why is the default text so goddamn small? Why is there no global font scale setting?
@csepp I use fairly large text, initially to make it easier to read, but later because I prefer having less of it on the screen. I'd sooner scroll 40 rows of big honkin code and move my 'focus window' around than be overwhelmed by 300 rows of tiny dense glyphs where I constantly lose my place