How to increaase font size

[garymbuska]

I am trying to make the font size bigger when you press shift + Z it displays at the top left hand corner of the screen but I am having a hard time reading it without standing up and getting closer to my monitor.
I know that this is defined in the FSX.CFG file but not sure which parts to edit.
CATARACTS are a bear I hope to have one removed soon. I have noticed that the same display in FS9 is a larger font perhaps all I need to do is to copy that line into FSX?
any ideas?

[Roypcox]

Gary I hold the /? key down and roll the wheel of my mouse forward. I hope this helps.Roy

[Bofredrik]

https://www.wintools.info/index.php/download

Here is a free program for that.

[Hagar]

You could try changing the screen resolution from FSX Display settings.

[napamule]

Press and hold 'Control' key+roll mouse wheel for in/out zoom.

[garymbuska]

Press and hold 'Control' key+roll mouse wheel for in/out zoom.

Thanks I was not aware you could do that I will give it a try and let you know.
As for the free program not sure if I want to go that far as I do not know exactly what it will do and the last thing I need is to create another problem someplace else.

[garymbuska]

You could try changing the screen resolution from FSX Display settings.

I already have it set about as large as I can get it. But I think the problem lies in the cfg file in the line that defines that window. As I do not have problems with any other window at all.

[Hagar]

You could try this gauge. https://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=TextInfoGauge40.zip&categoryId=&filename=Y

Lots more info than the default on-screen text (Shift + Z) & you can change the colour & size of the text.
The only downside is that it has to be added to the panel.cfg of individual aircraft as an extra pop-up window.

[garymbuska]

I have tried everything except for he gauge with no effect at all'\
Perhaps I did not make myself clear as to what I am trying to do.
I am trying to increase the size of the font when you press shift +Z

[Ratty]

Gary:

Sorry, doesn't look like it. I found this on an Avsim thread discussing changing the font COLOR.


"Posted August 4, 2012
Yeah, the font is hard coded. Technically, you could change it, BUT you would have to use a hex editor to modify LANGUAGE.DLL. Moreover, the font is used for things other than the SHIFT+Z information, so changing it would probably mess up other things."

Ian

[garymbuska]

Gary:

Sorry, doesn't look like it. I found this on an Avsim thread discussing changing the font COLOR.


"Posted August 4, 2012
Yeah, the font is hard coded. Technically, you could change it, BUT you would have to use a hex editor to modify LANGUAGE.DLL. Moreover, the font is used for things other than the SHIFT+Z information, so changing it would probably mess up other things."

Ian

That may very well be the case. But FS9 the font is bigger I am trying to find out if I can copy that over to FSX but so far am unable to locate the line.
Of course the same thing may apply there as well if it is hard coded I guess you are stuck with it.
I will give the gauge a try that should be an easy task
But not to fear I plan on backing up my gauges and aircraft just to be on the safe side.