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'Command & + (plus)' no longer increases the size of high lighted text

Why 'shift command & + (plus)' to increase highlighted text size, when 'command & + (plus)' used to increase highlighted text size?


'command & - (minus)' still reduces highlighted text size.


This problem turned up in the last couple of days.


Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017 

13.7 (22H123)

iMac (2017 – 2020)

Posted on Sep 18, 2024 2:43 PM

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Sep 20, 2024 11:37 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

I’ve done many safe starts, option/command/p/r key restarts, and disk utility.


This is what I did today. 


TextEdit: Highlighted text does not increase using "command and +" keys. But, while pressing the + key while holding down the command key, it does show the size being increased. Also, if I continue to type, the new text is the size that was shown. 


Using the "shift and command" keys, and repeatedly hitting the + key, increases the size of the text each time.


And as before, using the "command and -" keys, decreases the size of the highlighted text. 


Mail: Same thing as with TextEdit.


Notes: Same thing as with TextEdit.


Safe Start with same user: 


TextEdit: Problem remains.


Mail: Problem remains.


Notes: Problem remains.


Other User and normal start 


TextEdit: All good. Both command and + keys increase the size text. And so do the shift command and + keys.


The command and - keys continue to decrease the size of highlighted text. 


Mail: All good. Same as TextEdit. 


Notes: All good. Same as TextEdit. 


NOTE:


My Mac Book Pro with 13.7, also has the same problem with TextEdit, and maybe with Mail. I didn’t try notes. I did do a few safe starts, option/command/p/r key restarts.


I did add a new user on the laptop, but I don’t believe I tried to increase text. Another oddity showed up with TextEdit, and by that time I packed it in with any more testing. 


Also I have another desktop with the last version of Monterey. Absolutely no problems with TextEdit  when it came to increasing text size with command and +. 


This problem on both the desktop and laptop, has been very recent. 


Could have been after 13.7, or perhaps the XProtectPlistConfigData install. 



'Command & + (plus)' no longer increases the size of high lighted text

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