microsoft / microsoft/terminal

Allow Fixing of Row/Col number, resize window only changes font size.

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Area-UserInterface Help Wanted Issue-Feature Needs-Tag-Fix Product-Terminal
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Description

### Description of the new feature

Allow setting the number of rows and columns to fixed numbers.
If the user then adjusts the size of the window, font size is adjusted instead of adding more rows or columns.

### Proposed technical implementation details

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the Windows Terminal implementation for window resizing, row and column calculation, and font-size adjustment; done means users can set fixed row and column counts and resizing changes font size instead of adding rows or columns.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli, desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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