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.