Shit. That sounds very complicated. At least for me it sounds scary and unworkable.
If you happen to find someone who makes a version of OXCE with large windows, let me know.
It is not farsighted of meridian to reject such an idea.
Subjective. For me openxcom is a product which lets you play an old game on modern computers in 2021 without dancing with tambourine.
For people who want to plunge into nostalgia and remember "those very days" is definitely worth to leave the old settings display. But progress is not standing still, now probably almost everyone has widescreen monitors.
So these small windows in the center of the screen with a huge empty space on the sides look ridiculous. Seriously, the small window for 8 planes and a slider that hides another 10. Although all 18 planes can fit on the screen in a large window without the slider