src/Tools/VSCode/extension/media/main.js

     const locate_button = document.getElementById('locate_button');
     locate_button && locate_button.addEventListener('click', e => {
             vscode.postMessage({'command': 'locate'});
         });
 
+    const test_string = "mix";
+    const test_span = document.createElement("span");
+    test_span.textContent = test_string;
+    document.body.appendChild(test_span);
+    const symbol_width = test_span.getBoundingClientRect().width / test_string.length;
+    document.body.removeChild(test_span);
+
     const get_window_margin = () => {
-        const test_string = "mix";
-        const test_span = document.createElement("span");
-        test_span.textContent = test_string;
-        document.body.appendChild(test_span);
-        const symbol_width = test_span.getBoundingClientRect().width / test_string.length;
-        document.body.removeChild(test_span);
-
         const width = window.innerWidth / symbol_width;
         const result = Math.max(width - 16, 1); // extra headroom
         return result;
     }