[Feedback]: UI zoom stops at 150%. Interface/font size is too small by default

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
48/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
electron
Domain
accessibility, desktop

Research direction

Start in the Settings area and trace how the Electron app currently applies its 150% zoom limit and handles --force-device-scale-factor. The work is done when users can configure a larger zoom value and/or font size through the app, without launching the binary manually with a flag.

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Description

enhancement
What problem are you trying to solve?

The maximum default zoom is 150%, which is not enough for comfortable use. The only workaround is to launch the binary manually with --force-device-scale-factor=<value>. In Electron-based apps, there is no "flags" file like the one in Chromium, so each session must be started from a terminal with the required flag or launched through a bash wrapper.

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What would improve it?

Provide customization options for font size and/or a larger max zoom value. Attached screenshot shows the difference after --force-device-scale-factor=1.3

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What do you do today?

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