STEAM UI - FONT SIZE !

[Tungsten]

I know that this has been mentioned before but i think this really has to be changed!
please implement a font size setting within the steam options/settings

for some it might be too big, but on my 1900x1200 screen the fonts are simply to small.
yes so small that i can't imagine this is healthy for one's eys.
i can not believe that it would be too much work to give users the option to increase/decrease font sizes

the store pages, forums, library and so on are too small or too big for some of us and changing windows settings like resolution or dpi can never be the solution from the point of view of those responsible for this @ steam.


change this please - it is a problem that persists for YEARS now!
thank you if you find the time to read this...

and you others: i wouldn't mind if you push the f*** out of this thread

[Zalfir]

My son's eyesight has been degrading as he grows older, so while I'm happy with the font (I'd actually like to keep the font that has been native to Steam for ages, and don't like the new one that the library uses), a zoom option for him would be grand, since he's an avid gamer. If he can't read the names of his games, he can't select a game to play.

Being able to make my own library more condensed with smaller letters and more details, and his more spaced out with larger letters, I think that's an important goal. The middle ground we're using now pleases neither of us.

[zaphodikus]

Waits for that steam client re-write...

[凉风]

Im here for vomiting slot too!

[h4d35]

The steam ui on 4K monitors is horrible, it's either too small or too large. It doesn't take into account the scaling set by the OS.

[Chungo Beepis]

4k is hilarious on steam, just absolutely bonkers grade painful. I dunno why somebody hasn't just abstracted the whole thing via API, you can try to use themes but they don't seem to help and tend to break. That said it's still a better UX than any other game shopfront, which provide objectively less content and worse standards breaking navigation or just flat out mobile exclusive stylesheets rather than split platform css, which is a nav freakin' hellscape. I mean take a look at Epics store and tell me there's a god.

[deefa]

Steam, why can't we increase font sizes in your client?

Crazy this option is not available in 2020 with all the big monitors people are buying and this was raised 7 years ago.

[McKie]

deefa の投稿を引用：

Steam, why can't we increase font sizes in your client?

Crazy this option is not available in 2020 with all the big monitors people are buying and this was raised 7 years ago.

Welcome to the forgotten

[Crazy Cat™]

I'm testing linux mint at the moment and the scale resizing seems to work on steam to.
I'm on a 50" 4k TV and the text is fine on steam, even for the UI.
:)

[Primal Fear]

If you are using Linux Mint, you also can use a handy feature you find in the Accesibility Settings.
In the section Desktop Zooming, activate it and set the key for the mouse wheel to Alt (as all other keys interfere with something). Now the mouse wheel will zoom the whole Desktop while holding Alt.

[Rockman]

There are a lot of Steam apologists in these threads, do they get paid by steam to defend it by cape and sword? Like wth!? YOU CAN CRITICIZE STEAM AND LIKE IT, I simply don't understand boot lickers.

"Why Steam would do that, that means more work for them" they said. BECAUSE THEY ARE A FRIGGIN COMPANY! They job is to offer a good experience for consumers.

I swear the people who only defend Steam no matter what really need a reality check..

[zaphodikus]

People are free to defend. It's a free country.

[Jaxx]

Wait... the Internet is a country?
Oh, I understand, you live in valves steam country.

[Psymon²]

zaphodikus の投稿を引用：

People are free to defend. It's a free country.

aye, they're free to be dumb and free to actively work against their own interests.
also... what country? lol
we from all around the world here.

[Xlynxt123Pro]

I'm gonna be honest here, I haven't used the Steam program in years, I've almost always used the browser version of steam just because it's a menace that the UI of the program is so small, and the fact that they don't give a F just goes over the limit for me.

I can't see anything in the program unless I'm like 30cm away from my monitor, it's just not healthy & yes you can change the universal zoom of windows but this changes every program so this means that you would have to change it & reverse it to its original setting every single time that you want to use steam, it's just a hassle to do this.

So in the end my advice is that you should use the browser version of steam and not the program.

[zaphodikus]

Hopes Christmas brings a gift this year.