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Tab/Tab Bar Sizing

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 6:38 am
by CASD1957
Ok...I've got glasses but the tab bar and tabs are so small it takes away the fun from this browser.....Is there a way to increase the size like when you zoom a page ? I usually zoom my pages 125%....

Help I want to use Slimjet....

Re: Tab/Tab Bar Sizing

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 7:11 am
by RBTB2605
Change the font size on you computer. The one you are looking for is called Message Box, I do believe. I have increased my font size also. I use a zoom of 110% on Slinjet.

Re: Tab/Tab Bar Sizing

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 12:22 pm
by CASD1957
It seems to change icon sizes..etc... on my desktop not what I wanted...I prefer that it can be changed in the Slim Jet

Re: Tab/Tab Bar Sizing

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 2:09 pm
by RBTB2605
Icon sizes are not changed. Text size. Either way, there is no way to make tab sizes bigger. Text size, yes.

I have a 22 " Monitor. Right now on Windows 10 I have these font sizes and all looks great for my older eyes.

Title Bars = 12
Menus = 12
Message Box = 13
Icons = 11

Re: Tab/Tab Bar Sizing

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 5:05 pm
by oftentired
CASD1957 wrote:It seems to change icon sizes..etc... on my desktop not what I wanted...I prefer that it can be changed in the Slim Jet
You needs must change the size of the system font being applied to the open window. It is not a function or feature of Slimjet. In Windows OS it is not typical or normal for any program to take control of this and over-ride the operating system settings. It is designed/intended to be a system wide feature of the OS so that there is a unified (comfortable? aesthetically pleasing? Microsoft micromanaged?) appearance across the entire platform.

Windows 7 Instructions Worked for me

Windows 8 Instructions I cannot test this to verify

Window 10 Instructions Scroll down to the section, "Change only the text size", I have not verified these instructions

And

This is crucial, you must follow what he says and change at least the Message Box size one or two numbers higher. Also, you have to close and reopen a window in Win 7 to see the change take place. I'm not sure about Win 8 or 10.
RBTB2605 wrote:Icon sizes are not changed. Text size. Either way, there is no way to make tab sizes bigger. Text size, yes.

I have a 22 " Monitor. Right now on Windows 10 I have these font sizes and all looks great for my older eyes.

Title Bars = 12
Menus = 12
Message Box = 13
Icons = 11

Re: Tab/Tab Bar Sizing

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 6:44 pm
by CASD1957
That is the right spot....but it only makes the text bigger not the tab...so you can read it...
I use firefox now and use the Multi-row setting... So everything is a comfortable size even with 150 tabs...
I do research a lot and need a lot of tabs open... So this may not work because Chrome won't work also.... because it doesn't have that feature..Multi-Tab rows...
Oh well ..I tried to get away from Firefox

Re: Tab/Tab Bar Sizing

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 7:16 pm
by oftentired
I think very few webpage Tabs will have text that fits inside the Tab at any Font size. If you hover your mouse over the Tab you get the entire description in a hint window.

Re: Tab/Tab Bar Sizing

Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 3:19 am
by RBTB2605
Well I only have a few tabs open at a time so everyone needs are different. I have gotten away from Firefox for several reasons. but the sheer speed alone of Slimjet and the availability of some of my favorite features such as the bookmarks side panel has sold me on Slimjet. I consulted with a local computer guru who is on the radio here in town as to what I needed to change to make at least the text larger on the user interface of Chrome and it was he to turned me onto changing the size of the font. It continues to work for me on Windows 10 Pro that I am running right now.