From c554cd2aefb0e598d3191a849f705c74b0412ac8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: taradiddles Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2018 08:12:22 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] various fixes --- docs/customization/dpi-scaling.md | 13 +++++++------ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/customization/dpi-scaling.md b/docs/customization/dpi-scaling.md index 2e99345..5ea815e 100644 --- a/docs/customization/dpi-scaling.md +++ b/docs/customization/dpi-scaling.md @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ The simplest way to set dpi scaling in dom0 is to use the desktop environment's VMs --- -We'll make use of the `Xft.dpi` [X resource](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_resources) in VMs. Most (all ?) toolkits and applications honor it so it is the prefered way to set dpi scaling instead of using toolkit-specific features. +We'll make use of the `Xft.dpi` [X resource](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_resources) in VMs. Most toolkits and applications honor it so it is the prefered way to set dpi scaling instead of using toolkit-specific features. Get the current value of `Xft.dpi`: @@ -24,18 +24,19 @@ 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, or even 12, 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 as numbers that aren't sometimes result in annoying rounding errors that cause adjacent bitmap font sizes to not increment and decrement linearly): ~~~ echo Xft.dpi: 144 | xrdb -merge ~~~ -Once you found a value that fits your setup you'll likely want to permanently set the dpi resource. You can do so on a per-template or per-VM basis: -- add a `Xft.dpi: xxx` line to the TemplateVM's Xresource file (`/etc/X11/Xresources` or `/etc/X11/Xresources/x11-common` for whonix-ws-template). -- or, add a `Xft.dpi: xxx` line to .Xresources file in *each* VM's user profile (`$HOME/.Xresources`) +Once you found a value that fits your setup you'll likely want to permanently set the dpi Xresource. You can do so on a per-template or per-VM basis: + +- add (or modify) `Xft.dpi: xxx` in the TemplateVM's Xresource file (`/etc/X11/Xresources` or `/etc/X11/Xresources/x11-common` for whonix-ws-template). +- or, add `Xft.dpi: xxx` to `$HOME/.Xresources` in each AppVM. -Note for R3.2: the `Xft.dpi` resource should be used by applications; if you have issues you may want to try the following (replace `2` and `0.75` accordingly): +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): ~~~ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface scaling-factor 2