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[Feature request] <title>File character count font in length and lines too small #17877

@positivelyme83

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@positivelyme83

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Description of the Issue

File character count in length and lines at the bottom of the edit box are significantly too small

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Describe the solution you'd like.

A font size selector would be great but understand it cannot be unlimited but a few larger font sizes would be good for old eyee. Changes in accassibility is not a solution when progamming for a stable environement as accessibility distorts the envionment. Programminf needs to be in normal text and dispaly scaling

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in 90% of cases.

Debug Information

Notepad++ v8.9.2   (64-bit)
Build time: Feb 13 2026 - 02:47:53
Scintilla/Lexilla included: 5.5.8/5.4.6
Boost Regex included: 1_90
pugixml included: 1.15
nlohmann JSON included: 3.12.0
Path: C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line: "C:\games-test\story.js"
Admin mode: OFF
Local Conf mode: OFF
Cloud Config: OFF
Periodic Backup: ON
Placeholders: OFF
Scintilla Rendering Mode: SC_TECHNOLOGY_DIRECTWRITE (1)
Multi-instance Mode: monoInst
asNotepad: OFF
File Status Auto-Detection: cdEnabledNew (for current file/tab only)
Dark Mode: OFF
Display Info:
    primary monitor: 1920x1080, scaling 100%
    visible monitors count: 1
    installed Display Class adapters: 
        0000: Description - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
        0000: DriverVersion - 32.0.15.9579
OS Name: Windows 11 Pro (64-bit)
OS Version: 25H2
OS Build: 26200.8037
Current ANSI codepage: 1252
Plugins: 
    mimeTools (3.1)
    NppConverter (4.7)
    NppExport (0.4)

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