Customize font of file list in 7z File Manager
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7-zip doesn't set that setting.
So it's default setting from windows.
So if windows can change that font setting, 7-zip will use changed font setting.
If you asking about customize font, it should be called "Set GUI Font"
In Windows Registry Editor, there is can be customize GUI font under View -> Font (only if you running Windows 10 RS4/RS5).
See the attachment for example from ImgBurn font GUI settings.
Would this is possible work?
The GUI font was disabled by default, and it was customized using Advanced Appearance (Windows XP) or Windows Color and Appearance (Windows 7 if running Classic theme).
To be honest, here are following default fonts:
In Windows 2000/ XP/Server 2003 or Classic theme, it uses Tahoma font 8pt.
In Windows Vista/7 and newer OS, it uses Segoe UI font 9pt.
This long standing issue has been dragging on for too long, and it is a pity it has not been resolved yet.
In my opinion, the font size is too small for modern displays and 7-zip is too wonderful a program not to use as a general File Manager (not just for zipping and unzipping). The only thing that is preventing me from using it as such is the font size - I would have to squint to read the filenames so I mostly use it from the right click menu.
In older versions of Windows, it was possible to change the Desktop icon font size, and that changed the font size in 7-zip. That is not possible anymore. It is possible to change all text size through Ease of Access in Windows 10, but that makes even browser windows look awful.
Would @ipavlov kindly consider reprogramming the file list view so that the font or at least the font size is independent of Windows and may be changed by the user in options?
Last edit: John Paravantis 2023-11-11
@ipavlov, Windows Explorer allows zooming in and out using the mouse wheel. This allows making the text bigger or smaller. Could you perhaps make this available in the 7-zip details file view?
The inability to change the font size is why I have abandoned 7-Zip.