Stupid newbie tricks: I can't get font-size to work :)

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Windows, macOS

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WezTerm version

wezterm 20240203-110809-5046fc22

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I'm partially blind and need wezterm to start with a much larger font size, but I can't make that happen on any of my platforms thus far and I'm wondering what I'm doing wrong :)

Here's my config:

local wezterm = require("wezterm")

local config = wezterm.config_builder()

config.color_scheme = "Dracula"
config.font_size = 14.0

return config

I tried adding a print(config) and I get this in the debug console:

12:05:09.473 INFO logging > lua: {
    "color_scheme": "Dracula",
    "font_size": 14,
}

But the font is still tiny when I start wezterm. Does anyone have any thoughts on what I'm doing wrong?

(I'm reasonably sure that Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair here, just trying to figure myself out. :)

Thanks in advance and thank you for the best terminal I've ever used!

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Solution found!

The answer came from the Fediverse, technically savvy bunch over there! :)

Here's the original answer:

https://mastodon.social/@neurobashing/113476605431700951

Long and short: I was asking for Wezterm's default font in a size it probably doesn't exist in.

I was able to get my giant fonts to work by specifying a font of my own where I could use other tools to get exact available font sizes and come to a working configuration that meets my needs:

local wezterm = require("wezterm")

local config = wezterm.config_builder()

config.color_scheme = "Dracula"
config.font = wezterm.font("Firacode Nerd Font")
config.font_size = 18

print(config)
return config