improve UI zoom UX

piker/brokers/binance/feed.py

@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ class AggTrade(Struct, frozen=True):
     a: int  # Aggregate trade ID
     p: float  # Price
     q: float  # Quantity with all the market trades
-    nq: float # Normal quantity without the trades involving RPI orders
     f: int  # First trade ID
     l: int  # noqa Last trade ID
     T: int  # Trade time
     m: bool  # Is the buyer the market maker?
     M: bool|None = None  # Ignore
+    nq: float|None = None  # Normal quantity without the trades involving RPI orders
 
 
 async def stream_messages(

piker/ui/_search.py

@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ class CompleterView(QTreeView):
         self.set_font_size(_font.px_size)
         self.setIndentation(_font.px_size)
         self.setFont(_font.font)
+        # tell Qt our size hint changed so it recalculates layout
+        self.updateGeometry()
 
     def resize_to_results(
         self,
@@ -657,6 +659,9 @@ class SearchWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         if hasattr(self.view, 'update_fonts'):
             self.view.update_fonts()
 
+        # tell Qt our size hint changed so it recalculates layout
+        self.updateGeometry()
+
     def focus(self) -> None:
         self.show()
         self.bar.focus()

piker/ui/_window.py

@@ -95,12 +95,14 @@ class GlobalZoomEventFilter(QObject):
                     return True  # consume event
 
                 # Zoom out: Ctrl+Shift+Minus
-                elif key == Qt.Key.Key_Minus:
+                # Note: On some keyboards Shift+Minus produces '_' (Underscore)
+                elif key in (Qt.Key.Key_Minus, Qt.Key.Key_Underscore):
                     self.main_window.zoom_out()
                     return True  # consume event
 
                 # Reset zoom: Ctrl+Shift+0
-                elif key == Qt.Key.Key_0:
+                # Note: On some keyboards Shift+0 produces ')' (ParenRight)
+                elif key in (Qt.Key.Key_0, Qt.Key.Key_ParenRight):
                     self.main_window.reset_zoom()
                     return True  # consume event
 
@@ -248,10 +250,10 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
 
         # zoom level for UI scaling (1.0 = 100%, 1.5 = 150%, etc)
         # Change this value to set the default startup zoom level
-        self._zoom_level: float = 4.0  # Start at 200% zoom
+        self._zoom_level: float = 1.0  # Start at 100% (normal)
         self._min_zoom: float = 0.5
-        self._max_zoom: float = 10.0
-        self._zoom_step: float = 1.0
+        self._max_zoom: float = 3.0  # Reduced from 10.0 to prevent extreme cropping
+        self._zoom_step: float = 0.2  # 20% per keypress
 
         # event filter for global zoom shortcuts
         self._zoom_filter: GlobalZoomEventFilter | None = None