Valve have finally decided to abandon their plans to permanently damage everyone's eyesight. In the latest Steam client patch notes, there is this little note:

- Increased font size in chat to improve readability

And holy moly, it's true! It only took them well over five years to fix it, but it's finally here! Now your eyes will hurt ever-so-slightly less while squinting at the text. To celebrate this milestone, I've decided to do a giveaway. It is a much requested game, one that I am sure the fine folks of SteamGifts will enjoy. You will find it here!

Maybe in another five years, Valve will let us just CHOOSE the font size for ourselves. A man can dream...

11 years ago*

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Remember how long it took them to implement a volume slider for videos...

11 years ago
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Don't like it. Font's too big. Looked in settings for some way to adjust it back to the original size....nothing. Way to fix something that isn't necessarily broken, Steam.

11 years ago
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I've never had an issue with the font, personally. Then again I don't use chat much. An option would be nice!

11 years ago
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Wait the font got bigger and you cant revert it? (Im not home atm, cant check it yet). That sounds terrible... on 1080p is was perfect before imo.

11 years ago
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Awesome, i hope they add comic sans font in next update

11 years ago
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Is it just me, or does sometimes the font get back to normal after pasting the link?
Like, in the same line: Normal-big text [some link] smaller text, as it was before they 'fixed' it

11 years ago
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well its about time

11 years ago
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I actually didn't even notice the difference.. lol

11 years ago
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You can change it back to normal, just ask soup.

11 years ago
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Bump for font size...

11 years ago
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It's been possible to change the font size as far as I can remember. Don't believe me? Google it. It is however rather inconvenient so I guess this is a great change.

11 years ago
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older font was better..
now it's just too big O_O

11 years ago
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agreed

11 years ago
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I don't see the difference --'

11 years ago
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I liked the previous size more than the new one...

11 years ago
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Has been like that for a long time in the beta and I disliked it in the beginning, but now I've gotten used to it ;)

11 years ago
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its kinda bad, it looks uglier and I still can't read it without glasses

changeable font size would be the best

11 years ago
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Saw it. Changed it back.

11 years ago
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Nice

11 years ago
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I actually hate the new font size... I wish there was a way to go back :(

11 years ago
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And in another 5 years, we will perhaps get option to disable that annoying auto pausing for downloads when we launch game, no matter if it actually is MP or not. I guess download cap is step in that direction.

11 years ago
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+∞

11 years ago
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You have to appreciate their promptitude, they're great, so amazing!

11 years ago
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So thats why it was so fat. Thanks for telling me lol and thanks

11 years ago
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well as i get older sight decreases so i guess not too bad

maybe gaben had to change glasses, but he decided instead to save some bucks and just increase whole steam chat font

11 years ago
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We need to go wider.

11 years ago
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Aha, bump for finding where that giveaway came from... :)

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Closed 11 years ago by ErrEff.