Settings reload resets font zoom #4015

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opened 2026-01-30 23:35:51 +00:00 by claunia · 1 comment
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Originally created by @mcpiroman on GitHub (Sep 24, 2019).

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Commit 56c35945

Steps to reproduce

  1. Zoom font e.g. with ctrl+ mouse wheel
  2. Change and save settings file

Expected behavior

Zoom level should remain the same (even when changed font size)

Actual behavior

Zoom level resets to 100%

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claunia added the Resolution-By-DesignNeeds-TriageNeeds-Tag-Fix labels 2026-01-30 23:35:51 +00:00
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2019):

Hey, this one's currently by design. That doesn't mean that the design is good. The user taking affirmative action to update their settings file is taken by Terminal to mean that they want all their settings to be applied. 😄

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2019): Hey, this one's currently by design. That doesn't mean that the design is _good_. The user taking affirmative action to update their settings file is taken by Terminal to mean that they want all their settings to be applied. :smile:
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Reference: starred/terminal#4015