Summary
Codex App currently renders conversation content in a fixed-width center column. On wide screens, large blank areas remain on both sides of the message content. This makes long technical answers, code blocks, logs, tables, and step-by-step instructions wrap too aggressively, reducing readability and wasting available screen space.
Current behavior
When the app window is wide or maximized, message content remains constrained to a narrow central column. The left and right side areas stay empty and cannot be used for text display.
Expected behavior
Please provide a layout option that allows users to choose a wider or full-width message area.
Possible options:
- Add a setting such as
Message width: Default / Wide / Full width.
- Allow code blocks and long technical responses to use more horizontal space.
- Remember the user's preferred layout across sessions.
- Keep the current default layout unchanged for users who prefer the existing reading width.
Why this matters
For coding workflows, users frequently read:
- terminal output
- deployment logs
- stack traces
- markdown documentation
- long shell commands
- code snippets
- API walkthroughs
A narrow fixed-width column causes unnecessary wrapping and makes technical content harder to scan. Wide-screen users expect the app to make better use of available horizontal space.
Environment
Codex desktop app on a wide-screen layout. The issue is especially visible when the app window is maximized.
Suggested UX
A simple setting would be enough:
Message width
- Comfortable
- Wide
- Full width
This would improve technical reading workflows without changing the default layout for existing users.
Summary
Codex App currently renders conversation content in a fixed-width center column. On wide screens, large blank areas remain on both sides of the message content. This makes long technical answers, code blocks, logs, tables, and step-by-step instructions wrap too aggressively, reducing readability and wasting available screen space.
Current behavior
When the app window is wide or maximized, message content remains constrained to a narrow central column. The left and right side areas stay empty and cannot be used for text display.
Expected behavior
Please provide a layout option that allows users to choose a wider or full-width message area.
Possible options:
Message width: Default / Wide / Full width.Why this matters
For coding workflows, users frequently read:
A narrow fixed-width column causes unnecessary wrapping and makes technical content harder to scan. Wide-screen users expect the app to make better use of available horizontal space.
Environment
Codex desktop app on a wide-screen layout. The issue is especially visible when the app window is maximized.
Suggested UX
A simple setting would be enough:
This would improve technical reading workflows without changing the default layout for existing users.