diff --git a/lib/app.dart b/lib/app.dart
index 9efcb881..c96ef92a 100644
--- a/lib/app.dart
+++ b/lib/app.dart
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ class _RootShell extends StatefulWidget {
 
 class _RootShellState extends State<_RootShell> {
   late final FocusNode _keyFocus;
+  double _textScale = 1.0;
+
+  static const double _scaleStep = 0.05;
+  static const double _scaleMin = 0.6;
+  static const double _scaleMax = 2.0;
 
   @override
   void initState() {
@@ -75,15 +80,18 @@ class _RootShellState extends State<_RootShell> {
       style: TextStyle(
         color: tokens.globalForeground,
         fontSize: 15,
+        height: clideLineHeight,
         fontWeight: clideUiDefaultWeight,
         fontFamily: clideUiFamily,
         fontFamilyFallback: clideUiFamilyFallback,
       ),
-      child: KeyboardListener(
-        focusNode: _keyFocus,
-        autofocus: true,
-        onKeyEvent: _onKey,
-        child: ColoredBox(
+      child: MediaQuery(
+        data: MediaQuery.of(context).copyWith(textScaler: TextScaler.linear(_textScale)),
+        child: KeyboardListener(
+          focusNode: _keyFocus,
+          autofocus: true,
+          onKeyEvent: _onKey,
+          child: ColoredBox(
           color: tokens.globalBackground,
           child: ClideResizeBorder(
             windowControls: widget.services.window,
@@ -107,10 +115,28 @@ class _RootShellState extends State<_RootShell> {
           ),
         ),
       ),
+      ),
     );
   }
 
   void _onKey(KeyEvent event) {
+    if (event is KeyDownEvent || event is KeyRepeatEvent) {
+      final ctrl = HardwareKeyboard.instance.isControlPressed;
+      if (ctrl) {
+        if (event.logicalKey == LogicalKeyboardKey.equal || event.logicalKey == LogicalKeyboardKey.add) {
+          setState(() => _textScale = (_textScale + _scaleStep).clamp(_scaleMin, _scaleMax));
+          return;
+        }
+        if (event.logicalKey == LogicalKeyboardKey.minus) {
+          setState(() => _textScale = (_textScale - _scaleStep).clamp(_scaleMin, _scaleMax));
+          return;
+        }
+        if (event.logicalKey == LogicalKeyboardKey.digit0) {
+          setState(() => _textScale = 1.0);
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+    }
     final binding = KeybindingResolver.fromKeyEvent(
       event,
       HardwareKeyboard.instance,
@@ -137,8 +163,8 @@ class RootLayout extends StatelessWidget {
         final contextVisible = a.isVisible(Slots.contextPanel);
         final contextCollapsed = a.isCollapsed(Slots.contextPanel);
         final statusVisible = a.isVisible(Slots.statusbar);
-        final sidebarSize = a.sizeOf(Slots.sidebar) ?? 240;
-        final contextSize = a.sizeOf(Slots.contextPanel) ?? 280;
+        final sidebarSize = a.sizeOf(Slots.sidebar) ?? 400;
+        final contextSize = a.sizeOf(Slots.contextPanel) ?? 420;
         final statusHeight = a.sizeOf(Slots.statusbar) ?? 26;
 
         return Column(
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/panels/drag_resize.dart b/lib/kernel/src/panels/drag_resize.dart
index 91d1600a..7dd1698d 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/panels/drag_resize.dart
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/panels/drag_resize.dart
@@ -72,9 +72,10 @@ class _DragResizeHandleState extends State<DragResizeHandle> {
     final start = _dragStartSize;
     final startPt = _dragStartPointer;
     if (start == null || startPt == null) return;
-    final delta = widget.axis == Axis.horizontal
+    final rawDelta = widget.axis == Axis.horizontal
         ? e.position.dx - startPt.dx
         : e.position.dy - startPt.dy;
+    final delta = widget.slot == Slots.contextPanel ? -rawDelta : rawDelta;
     widget.arrangement.setSize(widget.slot, start + delta);
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/panels/layout_preset.dart b/lib/kernel/src/panels/layout_preset.dart
index be2f285e..3da75f6a 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/panels/layout_preset.dart
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/panels/layout_preset.dart
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import 'package:clide/kernel/src/panels/slot_id.dart';
 /// default-layout extension share one source of truth.
 ///
 /// Columns (px):
-///   sidebar  240 (drag 180–400)
+///   sidebar  400 (drag 180–400)
 ///   center   flex (workspace on top, statusbar below)
-///   context  280 (drag 220–420)
+///   context  420 (drag 220–420)
 ///   statusbar 26 (fixed height strip)
 LayoutPresetContribution classicPreset() => const LayoutPresetContribution(
       id: 'builtin.default-layout.classic',
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ LayoutPresetContribution classicPreset() => const LayoutPresetContribution(
         LayoutSlot(
           slot: Slots.sidebar,
           position: SlotPosition.left,
-          defaultSize: 240,
+          defaultSize: 400,
           minSize: 180,
           maxSize: 400,
         ),
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ LayoutPresetContribution classicPreset() => const LayoutPresetContribution(
         LayoutSlot(
           slot: Slots.contextPanel,
           position: SlotPosition.right,
-          defaultSize: 280,
+          defaultSize: 420,
           minSize: 220,
           maxSize: 420,
         ),