Change Project Explorer tree view font size in Eclipse Oxygen

Question

I am using Eclipse Version: Oxygen.1a Release (4.7.1a) and I want to enlarge the Project Explorer tree view font size because I have some sight issues and thus I searched ma

Answer 1

I assume that it is important for others also, so I am posting this, for below requireds in eclipse ide,

Increase java editor font size

Window Menu -> Preferences -> General > Appearance > Color and Fonts > Java > Java Editor Text Font > Edit & Apply

Increase console output font size

Window Menu -> Preferences -> General > Appearance > Color and Fonts > Debug > Console font > Edit & Apply

Increase xml bean file font size

Window Menu -> Preferences -> General > Appearance > Color and Fonts > Basic > Text Font > Edit & Apply

Increase dialog view font size

Window Menu -> Preferences -> General > Appearance > Color and Fonts > Basic > Dialog Font > Edit & Apply

Increase project explorer tree view font size

If using Windows 7 or higher architecture, then reach to the eclipse home directory, go inside of eclipse\plugins\org.eclipse.ui.themes_X.X.X.vXXXXXXXX-XXXX\css directory, find two css files which are "e4_default_gtk.css" and "e4_default_win.css", open and add below said css script part in tail of above two files, save those and close accordingly,

.MPart Tree {
    font-family: Consolas;
    font-size: 14;
}

if eclipse is opened, restart, it all worked for me on eclipse oxygen.1a release version,

and hope on other OS type, you have to edit the same e4_default_gtk.css and other e4_default_os-type.css, thanks.

Answer 2

To increase font size of eclipse project explorer window for eclipse 2020-06.

First check the theme, you are using in the eclipse from preferences.Increase the value of below property for that theme. For example, if you are using light theme.

In file: /Applications/Eclipse.app/Contents/Eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.ui.themes_1.2.1000.v20200528-1125/css/light/e4-light_partstyle.css,

Add property if missing or if it is already present, just increase value of font size.

.MPart Tree {
    font-size: 13;
}

Answer 3

Thanks for the help. In my case, I use the Dark [Mac OS X] theme in Eclipse Photon on Windows 7, so the file I had to alter was e4-dark_mac.css in eclipse\plugins\org.eclipse.ui.themes_X.X.X.vXXXXXXXX-XXXX\css. Also the .MPart Tree was not in the file so I had to add it as opposed to editing it. I added right under another .Mpart entry so my file looked like below.

...

.MpartStack, .Mpart {
    font-family: '#org-eclipse-ui-workbench-TAB_TEXT_FONT';
}

.Mpart Tree {
    font-size: 12;
}

...

Answer 4

I'm using Eclipse 2018-09 and could't found .css file similar gtk at Eclipe directory.
But I discover custom css menu on Jeeyul's theme(plugin for Eclipse Color UI).
Just typing css style above comments. And apply and close.
In the end, change UI style.

Answer 5

Answer from Al Breight worked perfectly on Oxygen.3a Release (4.7.3a), Ubuntu 18.04. @pkeller comment (Oct 16 at 14:05) confirmed and solved editing 'Git Uncommited Change Font' size option in Window->Preferences->General->Appearance->Colors and Fonts:

Answer 6

Ankit Fulzele's answer helped me with minor adjustments.

I use Dark Theme on Mac and the following worked for me for Eclipse 2019-06:

Add the following lines to ~/.p2/pool/plugins/org.eclipse.ui.themes_{version}/css/dark/e4-dark_basestyle.css

Tree {
        font-family: '#org-eclipse-ui-workbench-TAB_TEXT_FONT';
}

Instead of setting a fixed font, this will pin it to whatever the "Preferences -> General -> Appearance -> Colors and Fonts -> View and Editor Folders -> Part title font" is configured to.

Note: It would make more sense to pin this to another setting, e.g. to "Preferences -> General -> Appearance -> Colors and Fonts -> Basic -> Text Font", but couldn't find the CSS reference for it.

Note: This update will change not only the "Project Explorer" tab, but others as well.