# Can't zoom in or out in Linux

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-zoom-in-or-out-in-linux/18063>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [December 24, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-zoom-in-or-out-in-linux/18063 "2018-12-24T15:25:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Carzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@Carzo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Carzo)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-zoom-in-or-out-in-linux/18063/1 "2018-12-24T15:25:42Z")

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Hi all,  
no matter where I assign the keys, the game won’t zoom in and out in Linux.

OS: Manjaro  
Terminal emulator: I’ve tried with both xTerm and urxvt and both don’t work

any tips? thanks a lot

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**Author:** ![Mantar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mantar/32/42_2.png) [@Mantar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mantar)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-zoom-in-or-out-in-linux/18063/2 "2018-12-24T20:44:57Z")

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If you’re using ASCII in a terminal, rather than tiles mode, then you zoom by adjusting the size of your terminal font.  
I believe Xterm resizes on shift+keypad\_plus or keypad\_minus. It’s kind of a venerable old greybeard, but it’s super fast so I can see using it. I believe Rxvt uses the same keypress, to maintain backwards compatibility.

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**Author:** ![Carzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@Carzo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Carzo)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-zoom-in-or-out-in-linux/18063/3 "2018-12-25T00:51:07Z")

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Thanks a lot for your reply .  
Im new to Linux and i thought it was a bug but actually it’s normal not to be zoomable like a tileset because it’s just ASCII terminal as you said. I’ll try those you mentioned later when I get home.

Merry Christmas and thanks a lot