Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-terminal
In gnome-terminal the 'View --> Zoom In' menu item lists the key binding
of "Ctrl++" in the same way as Mozilla Firefox does.
However, on for example a pc105 keyboard (en_GB variant), you
technically need to either use 'Shift+Ctrl+=' or 'Ctrl+KPLUS' (the
numpad +) to cause it to zoom in. So the referenced keybinding can be
slightly confusing to the novice user.
Mozilla Firefox resolves this by also binding 'Ctrl+=' to the same
function so users can easily discover the feature without much thought.
As such, most users have a learned response of holding Ctrl and hitting
the - and = keys to zoom in and out. Gnome Terminal should probably do
the same to make it easier to discover the feature.
This effects both Ubuntu jaunty and Ubuntu intrepid. It has not been
tested under hardy.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: gnome-terminal 2.26.0-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-terminal
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686
** Affects: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386
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gnome-terminal zoom-in keybinding referenced in menus is not intuitive in
relation to the actual keypresses needed
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/354447
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