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Area
Desktop / keybindings
Problem or use case
On a Hungarian keyboard layout, the zoom-in shortcut is effectively unreachable.
On this layout + is typed as Shift+3, but Ctrl+Shift+3 does nothing. Zoom-in only fires via Ctrl+Shift+ó — because ó sits on the physical key position that US layouts use for =/+. Ctrl+- (zoom out) and Ctrl+0 (reset) work fine.
So zoom-in technically works, but it is bound to a key whose label has nothing to do with +, which makes it undiscoverable. This matches how Chromium binds zoom shortcuts (by physical key position), so it is not strictly a bug — but it leaves users on non-US layouts without a discoverable, usable zoom-in.
Environment: T3 Code 0.0.23, Linux (Pop!_OS / COSMIC, Wayland), Electron AppImage, Hungarian keyboard layout, 2880×1800 HiDPI laptop panel.
Proposed solution
Allow zoom keybindings to be configured in Settings — a section that shows the current zoom shortcuts and lets the user rebind them.
Why this matters
Anyone on a non-US physical layout (Hungarian, German, French, etc.) currently cannot comfortably discover or use zoom-in. On a HiDPI laptop panel, zoom is not optional — it is what makes the app usable at all.
Smallest useful scope
A full keybindings UI is not required. The minimal fix: in the zoom keydown handler, also accept event.key === '+' / '=' (the produced character), not only the physical event.code. Then Ctrl+Shift+3 — the way + is actually typed on a Hungarian layout — works alongside the existing physical-key binding. Configurable keybindings would be the fuller solution.
Alternatives considered
Ctrl+Shift+ó works, but is undiscoverable.- Launching the AppImage with
--force-device-scale-factor=N works, but is CLI-only and not adjustable from the UI.
- Temporarily switching the OS keyboard layout to US to zoom, then back — impractical.
Risks or tradeoffs
The minimal event.key addition is low-risk. A full keybindings system is larger scope and overlaps with the open auto-zoom work (PR #406), so the two would need coordination.
Examples or references
Contribution
Before submitting
Ctrl+=does not trigger native Electron zoom-in #852, Desktop app appears too small on high-DPI displays on Windows/Linux #861 — none address non-US keyboard layouts)Area
Desktop / keybindings
Problem or use case
On a Hungarian keyboard layout, the zoom-in shortcut is effectively unreachable.
On this layout
+is typed asShift+3, butCtrl+Shift+3does nothing. Zoom-in only fires viaCtrl+Shift+ó— becauseósits on the physical key position that US layouts use for=/+.Ctrl+-(zoom out) andCtrl+0(reset) work fine.So zoom-in technically works, but it is bound to a key whose label has nothing to do with
+, which makes it undiscoverable. This matches how Chromium binds zoom shortcuts (by physical key position), so it is not strictly a bug — but it leaves users on non-US layouts without a discoverable, usable zoom-in.Environment: T3 Code 0.0.23, Linux (Pop!_OS / COSMIC, Wayland), Electron AppImage, Hungarian keyboard layout, 2880×1800 HiDPI laptop panel.
Proposed solution
Allow zoom keybindings to be configured in Settings — a section that shows the current zoom shortcuts and lets the user rebind them.
Why this matters
Anyone on a non-US physical layout (Hungarian, German, French, etc.) currently cannot comfortably discover or use zoom-in. On a HiDPI laptop panel, zoom is not optional — it is what makes the app usable at all.
Smallest useful scope
A full keybindings UI is not required. The minimal fix: in the zoom keydown handler, also accept
event.key === '+'/'='(the produced character), not only the physicalevent.code. ThenCtrl+Shift+3— the way+is actually typed on a Hungarian layout — works alongside the existing physical-key binding. Configurable keybindings would be the fuller solution.Alternatives considered
Ctrl+Shift+óworks, but is undiscoverable.--force-device-scale-factor=Nworks, but is CLI-only and not adjustable from the UI.Risks or tradeoffs
The minimal
event.keyaddition is low-risk. A full keybindings system is larger scope and overlaps with the open auto-zoom work (PR #406), so the two would need coordination.Examples or references
Ctrl + +/-/0including numpad, but matches the physical key position rather than the+character.workbench.action.zoomIn/zoomOut/zoomReset) — prior art for configurable zoom keybindings.Contribution