Re: [On-Topic] any favorite tutorials or other helps for high-DPI monitors?

From	Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: [On-Topic] any favorite tutorials or other helps for high-DPI monitors?
Date	2025-12-26 02:03 +0000
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On 2025-12-25, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> On 25/12/2025 04:15, Robert Riches wrote:
>> (In the old days, it was appropriate to tag off-topic posts in
>> this newsgroup with the bracketed [OT].  Lately, it seems more
>> appropriate to tag on-topic posts with something.  1/2 :-)
>> 
>> Does anyone have favorite tutorials or other helps for dealing
>> with a high-DPI transition?
>> 
>> I'm Running Devuan (currently Daedalus, hopefully soon Excalibur)
>> using plain X and fvwm2, no DE as such with 1920x1200 monitors.
>> Just purchased a round of 4k monitors, so I'll be needing to
>> adjust xterm fonts, web browser issues, other GUI application
>> issues, etc.
>> 
>> For web browser issues, I anticipate a lot of fun with websites
>> and web apps that use (n)px directives for some of their margins
>> and spacing.  If the browser interprets those at face value,
>> mixed with other directives in units of text elements and such,
>> things could end up looking somewhat different from how the
>> developers intended.
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
> Browsers at least will allow you to magnify . Most applications will 
> allow a choice of font size and in general desktops can use 
> 'accessibility' or simply font setups oin menus and borders etc.

Thanks!

-- 
Robert Riches
spamtrap42@jacob21819.net
(Yes, that is one of my email addresses.)

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[On-Topic] any favorite tutorials or other helps for high-DPI monitors? Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2025-12-25 04:15 +0000
  Re: [On-Topic] any favorite tutorials or other helps for high-DPI monitors? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-12-25 11:45 +0000
    Re: [On-Topic] any favorite tutorials or other helps for high-DPI monitors? Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2025-12-26 02:03 +0000
  Re: [On-Topic] any favorite tutorials or other helps for high-DPI monitors? John-Paul Stewart <jpstewart@personalprojects.net> - 2025-12-25 21:38 -0500
    Re: [On-Topic] any favorite tutorials or other helps for high-DPI monitors? Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2025-12-26 03:55 +0000
      Re: [On-Topic] any favorite tutorials or other helps for high-DPI monitors? John-Paul Stewart <jpstewart@personalprojects.net> - 2025-12-26 11:10 -0500
        Re: [On-Topic] any favorite tutorials or other helps for high-DPI monitors? Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2025-12-31 05:00 +0000
    Re: [On-Topic] any favorite tutorials or other helps for high-DPI monitors? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-12-26 00:03 -0500
  Re: [On-Topic] any favorite tutorials or other helps for high-DPI monitors? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-12-26 00:00 -0500

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