Re: Linux desktop and high resolution laptops

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On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 10:49 AM, Jaroslav Reznik <jreznik@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
>> With Xfce, you have to go to 'settings -> appearance -> fonts' and set
>> the dpi up from 96. I use 192. That also doesn't do things fully right.
>> It sometimes starts apps on login before it makes the dpi change and
>> you have to restart them, or sometimes window title fonts or the like
>> have to be adjusted in size. Overall however it works just fine.
>>
>> I don't know about KDE.
>
> In KDE, the same is possible 'System Settings -> Appearance -> Fonts' and
> 'Force Fonts DPI'. Other place to make the experience better is to set
> icons size and then various tweaking of decorations sizes etc. So it can
> be tuned up but it's still not yet there. On the other hand, this way it's
> possible to get working set up where GNOME x2 way is not usable at all -
> on semi HiDPI displays like Carbon X1 has and if you add combination of
> this semi HiDPI with non HiDPI external displays... Welcome hell. After
> some tweaking I was able to find Fonts DPI value + all other values I
> mentioned to not to have everything too small on X1 and not to have it
> too big on external LCDs.

That (mutli monitor mixed dpi) is not a GNOME nor KDE limitation but
X11 ... wayland will allow us to solve that ;)
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