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Which ISO version are you using?

archlinux-2024.11.01-x86_64.iso

The installation log

N/A. This is a UI issue.

describe the problem

Manual partitioning is unusable (and dangerous) with a larger font

archinstall-3.0.1-1

This is on a 1080p display.

• Prior to running archinstall, use a larger font such as:

setfont solar24x32

• In archinstall, select "Disk configuration" -> "Partitioning" -> "Manual Partitioning"
• The disk selection menu is offscreen, and only the current disk properties table is visible. Use the arrow keys up/down and press 'enter' on a drive:
• On the subsequent screen, only "Press ? for help" at the top is visible.

The user is in a bad state here. ? brings up the general "Archinstall help", which is useless here. ESC doesn't work, ctrl+c doesn't work, q doesn't work. You just have to know that you need to proceed further in to get the option to cancel (that's a usability issue even without the rendering problem TBH).