Adjust font size in "Notes" tab

fernandop · August 28, 2024, 9:17pm

Hi! I looked at the Roadmap but saw nothing related to Notes there.

Basically what the title says. I use the Notes tab (Ctrl + Shift + 3) for voiceover, pasting the script of my video there and reading it out loud, but currently I cannot find a way to increase the font size. My screen sits a bit far from my microphone, so reading from that has been taking a strain on my eyes.

I know how to code a little and could get involved and help if necessary. Thank you for your time and for the tool

MusicalBox · August 28, 2024, 10:14pm

I wouldn’t mind either to be able to change the font size in the Notes panel.
Or at least know where to look to try changing it myself in the code.

shotcut · August 29, 2024, 7:31pm

Here is the location in the code:

github.com

mltframework/shotcut/blob/master/src/docks/notesdock.cpp#L43


      
              setObjectName("NotesDock");
              QIcon filterIcon = QIcon::fromTheme("document-edit",
                                                  QIcon(":/icons/oxygen/32x32/actions/document-edit.png"));
              setWindowIcon(filterIcon);
              toggleViewAction()->setIcon(windowIcon());
          
              m_textEdit->setTabChangesFocus(false);
              m_textEdit->setTabStopDistance(
                  m_textEdit->fontMetrics().horizontalAdvance("XXXX")); // Tabstop = 4 spaces
              m_textEdit->setAcceptRichText(false);
              m_textEdit->setFontPointSize(QApplication::font("QMenu").pointSize());
              QObject::connect(m_textEdit, SIGNAL(textChanged()), SLOT(onTextChanged()));
              QDockWidget::setWidget(m_textEdit);
          
              LOG_DEBUG() << "end";
          }
          
          QString NotesDock::getText()
          {
              return m_textEdit->toPlainText();
          }

I found a way to add increase/decrease actions to the context menu, but that is not very convenient with an increment of, say 4 points. A lonely numeric spin box in this panel would look odd. It’s possible to let the mouse wheel trigger. I have rough-coded that change (context menu and mouse wheel) after the next release.

daniel47 · August 29, 2024, 8:38pm

Most text editors use Ctrl+MouseWheel for text zoom (it’s zoom so ofc not font size per-se but I think it would be most intuitive).

fernandop · August 29, 2024, 10:07pm

This is incredible, looking forward to it. Thank you!

(and I’m glad I didn’t have to mess with the code since I don’t know C++, but it’s a good topic to study

jonray · August 30, 2024, 9:21am

This will be a very useful addition for me. Currently I’m using the Notes panel in conjunction with the Subtitles feature to help produce song lyrics easily. Having a larger font will be fantastic. Thanks @shotcut!

MusicalBox · September 11, 2024, 9:47am

I just noticed this in a recent nightly build

Thanks ! !

jonray · September 11, 2024, 2:41pm

Yes, I noticed that, too. Cool. Thank you, @shotcut.