# Having trouble resizing window and font UI on mac

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/having-trouble-resizing-window-and-font-ui-on-mac/1677>\
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**Created:** [June 9, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/having-trouble-resizing-window-and-font-ui-on-mac/1677 "2013-06-09T17:57:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nesiss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/76d3ee/32.png) [@Nesiss](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nesiss)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/having-trouble-resizing-window-and-font-ui-on-mac/1677/1 "2013-06-09T17:57:20Z")

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I recently downloaded the mac version of cataclysm dda on my mac, but it too small to play efficiently so I was wondering how I can change the window and font sizes so it can fit my screen. Thanks so much in advance 😃

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**Author:** ![SpaniardSlayer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/spaniardslayer/32/94_2.png) [@SpaniardSlayer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SpaniardSlayer)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/having-trouble-resizing-window-and-font-ui-on-mac/1677/2 "2013-06-09T19:04:42Z")

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Go to options and towards the bottom there is a viewport x and y option. Change it until it is big enough for you.

For font, go to the game’s main folder \> data \> FONTDATA. Open it in a text editor and there you can change font type and size.

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**Author:** ![Williham](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/williham/32/845_2.png) [@Williham](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Williham)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/having-trouble-resizing-window-and-font-ui-on-mac/1677/3 "2013-06-09T19:18:16Z")

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[quote=“SpaniardSlayer, post:2, topic:1677”]Go to options and towards the bottom there is a viewport x and y option. Change it until it is big enough for you.

For font, go to the game’s main folder \> data \> FONTDATA. Open it in a text editor and there you can change font type and size.[/quote]

Yeah, that’s not really correct.

To get a bigger viewport, simply resize the terminal window.

It’s possible that you need to resize the window before starting the game, which is admittedly a bit tricky, but to do so, it’s a simple matter of opening a new window in Terminal.app, and then resizing it, before dragging in the cataclysm-launcher and pressing enter to run it.

To change the font, type command-comma to bring up the preferences window, and under “Settings”, alter the font of the profile you are using.

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**Author:** ![SpaniardSlayer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/spaniardslayer/32/94_2.png) [@SpaniardSlayer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SpaniardSlayer)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/having-trouble-resizing-window-and-font-ui-on-mac/1677/4 "2013-06-09T19:37:49Z")

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Sorry, if the mac version is different, then I apologize.

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**Author:** ![Rippy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dbc845/32.png) [@Rippy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rippy)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 5:19am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/having-trouble-resizing-window-and-font-ui-on-mac/1677/5 "2014-04-02T05:19:20Z")

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[quote=“Williham, post:3, topic:1677”][quote=“SpaniardSlayer, post:2, topic:1677”]Go to options and towards the bottom there is a viewport x and y option. Change it until it is big enough for you.

For font, go to the game’s main folder \> data \> FONTDATA. Open it in a text editor and there you can change font type and size.[/quote]

Yeah, that’s not really correct.

To get a bigger viewport, simply resize the terminal window.

It’s possible that you need to resize the window before starting the game, which is admittedly a bit tricky, but to do so, it’s a simple matter of opening a new window in Terminal.app, and then resizing it, before dragging in the cataclysm-launcher and pressing enter to run it.

To change the font, type command-comma to bring up the preferences window, and under “Settings”, alter the font of the profile you are using.[/quote]

I have this same problem, but when I do as as suggested and drag the cataclysm.app to the terminal, it only tells me that “-bash: /Applications/Cataclysm.app: is a directory”. I’m new to mac, so if I’m missing something obvious, be gentle.