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Question - IDE How can I change IDE font size?

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GMMG

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I want to change the font size of the IDE.

The only thing I have found was File->Preferences->General Settings->Enable DPI override.
I raised the font size to 200 % of native DPI there and pressed "Apply".

The IDE restarted but the font size of the IDE hasn't raised
although the value is still changed to 200%.

Why hasn't the IDE font size raised and how can I raise
the font size of the whole IDE?
 
G

GMMG

Guest
Hi, I think "F7" and "F8" could help you.

Miradur
I know that I can resize fonts with F7/F8 in the text editors.
But that's not what I want. I want to resize the font size of the menu, of layers, resources etc.
 
G

GMMG

Guest
I think for a permanent solution File->Preferences->Text Editors>Code Editors

might help?
There I can't find a font resize option. But also that's not what I want.
I want to resize the font size of the menu, of layers, resources etc.
 
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I want to resize the font size of the menu, of layers, resources etc.
Not sure about the others, but can't you use the zoom/size slider at the bottom of the resource tree to change the size? Never tried it myself, and only noticed it yesterday when I was in the IDE so not even sure if that covers what you are after.
 
G

GMMG

Guest
Not sure about the others, but can't you use the zoom/size slider at the bottom of the resource tree to change the size? Never tried it myself, and only noticed it yesterday when I was in the IDE so not even sure if that covers what you are after.
Yes, that's what I want. But only for the resource tree.
I want to resize all fonts.
 
The only thing I have found was File->Preferences->General Settings->Enable DPI override.
I raised the font size to 200 % of native DPI there and pressed "Apply".

The IDE restarted but the font size of the IDE hasn't raised
although the value is still changed to 200%.
Have you tried using the "Raw DPI value" instead of the "% of native DPI"? Perhaps that one is the one resetting things. So if you set the % to 100%, and then the Raw DPI Value to something above 96 (as that is the default) and see if that does anything.
 
G

GMMG

Guest
Have you tried using the "Raw DPI value" instead of the "% of native DPI"? Perhaps that one is the one resetting things. So if you set the % to 100%, and then the Raw DPI Value to something above 96 (as that is the default) and see if that does anything.
If I change the % value the RawDPI value is changed also automatically
and reverse.
 

Elevory

Member
This is the solution you're after:
  • Navigate to your GameMaker 2 installation folder
  • In the "defaults" directory, open default_macros.json
  • Add or modify the "default_font_size" property and restart your IDE.
 
G

GMMG

Guest
This is the solution you're after:
  • Navigate to your GameMaker 2 installation folder
  • In the "defaults" directory, open default_macros.json
  • Add or modify the "default_font_size" property and restart your IDE.
Yes, thank you, that's what I was searching for. I tried it out and it worked. :)
 
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