Hi there,
Is there a request to set a default zoom level somewhere?
I couldn’t find anything here on the forum with the search and also not on gitlab.
This is a setting available in Altium and I miss this in KiCad.
Cheers,
Hannes
As zoom-in/out is so simple with mouse wheel I can’t even imagine what for default zoom level could be useful.
KiCad does have the option to disable “Zoom to fit cross-probed items”, but that is only during cross-probing. (And I did disable this, as I did not like KiCad’s default).
When clicking on DRC errors (PCB Editor / Inspect / Design Rules Checker) KiCad only pans to the location of the violation, but does not change the zoom level (At least for me). And that is the behavior I prefer myself. I do not see how any auto zoom level would be an improvement. Sometimes you want to focus in a small area around a violation, other times you want to view more of the surroundings to see more context.
If I have a fully zoomed out PCB, there is no panning to a location because all violation are in the view.
That’s why there is a zoom option in Altium to set your personal comfort level. Because one can always zoom out of a violation region, but never into one from a farther view.
I said nothing about an “auto zoom level”.
I have read only your post and not noticed DRC in title.
There is no assignable zoom level in.
There are a number of zoom functions in the hotkeys, mostly without assigned hotkeys. Type zoom into the hotkey search function to see the list.
Probably the most suitable for your purpose is to place the cursor over the problem and repeat tapping the F1 key 'till you’re happy with the level.
When I am looking for a part, problem or not, I try zoom before selecting anything. That way the part is zoomed correctly when I select it. In my machine KiCad zooms too close othervise.
and repeat tapping the F1 key 'till you’re happy with the level
Don’t you have a mousewheel? 
@LM21 What do you mean with “In my machine KiCad zooms too close otherwise.” ? There is no zoom when selecting the error.
I could comment about such things as laptops and ipads; but I won’t. 
When I try to use laptop with ipad I very fast go so angry that I absolutely have to find any mouse and connect to it. It could be danger for laptop if I not do it.
Last time…
Google maps. I wanted to move yellow man to the place near a screen center. I have tried 10+ times and just could’t do it. Whenever I reach ipad border I was not able to find any way to continue movement. When I tried (like with mouse) just jump to new ipad position to be able to continue yellow man disappeared.
In Windows 10/11 right-click at Windows Start button gives you access to system functions. A month ago just after system re-installation I wanted to get there to connect bluetooth mouse and I just couldn’t.
Fortunately deep in the drawer I found the standard (means USB not older standards) mouse and used it just to that one right-click.
It is very hard for me to imagine using KiCad without mouse.
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No one with a reasonable mind would work without a mouse in any CAD tool 
On a tablet/touchscreen I could imagine working with a touch pen maybe.
I have never used an ipad/tablet. Two meters is as close as I have ever been to one, in my life.
Maybe 4 years ago, my brother gave me a laptop. I opened the box, opened the laptop lid, thought “no way”, closed the laptop, placed it back in its box and put it in a cupboard. The laptop remains there, in the box, in the cupboard, to this day.
I like mice, full size keyboards, two big screens, and a large desk.
I was trying to be kind with my reply. 
I often find tapping or holding the F1 or F2 keys with the left hand and then “fine tuning” the zoom with the mouse is easier than only using the mouse wheel. Also, I thought you may have not realized there are hotkeys for zooming, so I brought this to your attention.
I realized your comment was in jest. So was mine.
How about we score 1 point each. 
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The idea is to get your work with you as easy as possible.
Last week we have bought two second-hand docking stations and my brother already use it.
You have supply (USB-C), ethernet, 2 monitors, keyboard connected to it (+ some free USB-A ports). Mouse we use bluetooth so directly linked with laptop. You have only one USB-C cable from it to your laptop (laptop is lying closed somewhere).
When you want to take your work with you, you disconnect only this one USB-C cable from your laptop and take it. The same or partially limited stage you can have in the other places you want to work.
I have small (18x18x3.5cm) desktop. This weekend I had it with me at home. To take it I had to disconnect 8 cables from its back and 2 from its front, then they drop down behind desk…