From 80fe174b5affe587c4c668ff9f06f0a6b61b8cf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: taradiddles Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2018 08:31:04 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] add link to mozilla page for multiples of 6 --- docs/customization/dpi-scaling.md | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/customization/dpi-scaling.md b/docs/customization/dpi-scaling.md index 06158c0..7463f24 100644 --- a/docs/customization/dpi-scaling.md +++ b/docs/customization/dpi-scaling.md @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ The simplest way to set dpi scaling in dom0 is to use the desktop environment's - Xfce: Qubes Menu → System Tools → Appearance → Fonts tab: Custom DPI setting: `xxx` - KDE: Qubes Menu → System Settings → Font → Force font dpi: `xxx` +Replace `xxx` accordingly with a number that is a multiple of 6 as numbers that aren't sometimes result in annoying rounding errors that cause adjacent bitmap font sizes to not increment and decrement linearly. + VMs --- @@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ Get the current value of `Xft.dpi`: xrdb -query | grep Xft.dpi ~~~ -Test with a different dpi value: in a terminal issue the following command and then start an application to check that the menus/fonts' size is increased/decreased (replace '144' accordingly with a number that is a multiple of 6 as numbers that aren't sometimes result in annoying rounding errors that cause adjacent bitmap font sizes to not increment and decrement linearly): +Test with a different dpi value: in a terminal issue the following command and then start an application to check that the menus/fonts' size is increased/decreased (replace '144' accordingly with a number that is a multiple of 6): ~~~ echo Xft.dpi: 144 | xrdb -merge @@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ Once you found a value that fits your setup you'll likely want to permanently se - or, add `Xft.dpi: xxx` to `$HOME/.Xresources` in each AppVM. -Note for R3.2: the `Xft.dpi` resource should work but if you have issues you may want to try the following (replace `2` and `0.75` accordingly): +Note for Qubes 3.2: the `Xft.dpi` resource should work but if you have issues you may want to try the following (replace `2` and `0.75` accordingly): ~~~ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface scaling-factor 2 @@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface text-scaling-factor 0.75 Resources --------- -Related official issue: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1951 - +- Related official issue: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1951 +- Mozilla DPI-related Font Size Issues on Unix: https://www-archive.mozilla.org/unix/dpi.html `Contributors: @taradiddles`