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Q: how do you change the size of the font in the menu bar running Maverick?

On Maverick, how do you change the size of the menu bar font?

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Oct 24, 2013 2:57 PM

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Q: how do you change the size of the font in the menu bar running Maverick?

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  • by Kurt Lang,

    Kurt Lang Kurt Lang May 14, 2014 8:09 AM in response to dkinsbru
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    May 14, 2014 8:09 AM in response to dkinsbru

    Of course it is a concern if you paid for a high res screen and you can not work with with because the fixed font is incredible small...

    "Incredibly small" would be something like 5 pixels high. I'm using a $2000 24" EIZO monitor with a native resolution of 1920 x 1200. The font size is easily readable, and nothing I would call too small.

     

    That resolution isn't as high as some of the newer iMacs (the latest iMac 27" is 2560 x 1440), but I've worked on those also, and have no trouble reading them.

     

    Yes, it can be considered objective, and I do agree users should have more control without having to resort to an overall increase of the screen resolution. But until Apple agrees and offers such a choice, we're all stuck with what we've got.

  • by dkinsbru,

    dkinsbru dkinsbru May 14, 2014 9:55 AM in response to Kurt Lang
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    May 14, 2014 9:55 AM in response to Kurt Lang

    Still not understanding your disagree with mine (and others) complain...I already explain my ocncerns with a Macbook Pro Retina 13" (thirtheen inches)!!! and you are comparing it with an iMac 24" (twenty four inches)!!!

     

    Honestly, not understanding...

  • by Kurt Lang,

    Kurt Lang Kurt Lang May 14, 2014 10:06 AM in response to dkinsbru
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    May 14, 2014 10:06 AM in response to dkinsbru

    Everything is small on a 13" monitor. Windows is no better.

  • by dkinsbru,

    dkinsbru dkinsbru May 14, 2014 10:25 AM in response to Kurt Lang
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    May 14, 2014 10:25 AM in response to Kurt Lang

    Windows allows you to change font sizes in menu bars...

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad May 14, 2014 10:39 AM in response to joe smith 1513
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    May 14, 2014 10:39 AM in response to joe smith 1513

    The free app TinkerTool allows one to change the system font which should change the menu bar also. 

     

    TinkerToolfontsize.png

     

    It's primarily a hack to system preferences so use at your own risk.  I've not used it for system fonts so can't comment on its effectiveness.

     

     

    OT

  • by Kurt Lang,

    Kurt Lang Kurt Lang May 14, 2014 11:14 AM in response to dkinsbru
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    May 14, 2014 11:14 AM in response to dkinsbru

    Yes it does. And on the 13" monitor, you'll crowd out everything else with your palettes and open file windows when you do that. I hardly see a gain there.

     

    As Old Toad notes, you can try TinkerTool. But it will only increase the font size for menus on apps written purely in CoCoa. It will not change the top menu bar, or the menus in older apps.

  • by Kurt Lang,

    Kurt Lang Kurt Lang May 16, 2014 8:20 AM in response to Kurt Lang
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    May 16, 2014 8:20 AM in response to Kurt Lang

    I keep forgetting these. Mainly because I've never used either one. I believe the first option allows you some control over the size of the desktop fonts.

     

    This one looks pretty interesting. Flavours is another.

     

    Both are third party add ons. Use at your own discrection.

  • by Shiseida,

    Shiseida Shiseida Jun 9, 2014 8:47 PM in response to joe smith 1513
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    Jun 9, 2014 8:47 PM in response to joe smith 1513

    Just goto View, and Zoom in

  • by godhel,

    godhel godhel Jun 22, 2014 7:10 AM in response to Eric Root
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    Jun 22, 2014 7:10 AM in response to Eric Root

    Have done just that. It needs to be fixed.

    I am starting to wish I stayed with PC; it is a pain in the arse having to continually change FONT on different product as well as increasing the FONT size.

    Not impressed.

  • by godhel,

    godhel godhel Jun 22, 2014 7:15 AM in response to Old Toad
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    Jun 22, 2014 7:15 AM in response to Old Toad

    Thanks Old Toad. But APPLE need to get the basic right we should not have to download extras to do a basic thing as setting your computer FONT & SIZE .

    They also need to work on their MAPS another waste of time even had a CS person at APPLE tell it was crap (my word)

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Jun 22, 2014 9:06 AM in response to godhel
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    Jun 22, 2014 9:06 AM in response to godhel

    Send a feature request to Apple via http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

     

    If enough users ask for that capability maybe Apple will include it the next time around.

  • by Gurrrfuss,

    Gurrrfuss Gurrrfuss Aug 31, 2015 4:52 PM in response to Kurt Lang
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    Aug 31, 2015 4:52 PM in response to Kurt Lang

    LOL! The new apple display is 5K resolution, and the menu Bar looks like 2pt font.  There IS NO FIX!!!!

  • by Kurt Lang,

    Kurt Lang Kurt Lang Aug 31, 2015 6:23 PM in response to Gurrrfuss
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    Aug 31, 2015 6:23 PM in response to Gurrrfuss

    Haven't had to opportunity to use, much less see a 5K iMac. So can't make a judgement of my own. As has been stated a few times in this topic, leave feedback to Apple for at least some minor control over the menu bar's font size. No amount of complaining here will change it, and the only solution anyone can give you at the moment is to reduce the monitor resolution.

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