Disable zoom in edit window?

Glyphs
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Hi,
I would like to test something during a workshop on designing typefaces for small sizes.
Is there a way to disable ZOOM above, let’s say, 200pt in the edit view?
It would be fun not to focus to much on details, and draw small from the beginning.
Thanks!
Thomas

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Best way would be to have preview open in a small size underneath and have people design looking there. Because even though you want the result to look good small, precision is still important when designing.

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Precision, along with consistency, are the best ingredients for producing good-looking type for small sizes. Working small is going to be error-prone.

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One way to avoid getting lost in the details is to use a coarser grid.

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Thanks! Not exactly what I’ve been looking for, but I’ll try that. Cheers

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I was just going to write a post with exactly the same request, with the same reasoning. I already have a coarser grid (250 UPM) but I’d also like to disable zooming. Is this possible? Maybe with an add-on that somehow hijacks the zooming function and keeps the zoom level at a give one?

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You can control the steps for when you hit cmd+/-.

Glyphs.defaults["GSZoomSteps"] = [0.008, 0.01, 0.012, 0.018, 0.024, 0.034, 0.05, 0.075, 0.10, 0.16, 0.24, 0.34, 0.5, 0.66, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 20, 40]

(the numbers are the default in Glyphs).
The drag and scroll to zoom can’t be changed, yet.

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