Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications?

From	Keith bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications?
Date	2020-07-19 23:40 +0200
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On 20/7/20 6:40 am, Liam O'Toole wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Jul, 2020 at 17:31:12 +1000, Keith bainbridge wrote:
>> On 16/7/20 9:15 am, hobie of RMN wrote:
>>>> Perhaps adjust your display setting to smaller numbers?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Or is everything else readable?
>>> Some is, some isn't.:)   Firefox, Thunderbird, Leafpad, Notes, Synaptic,
>>> vcl  are readable. ftpsed, alsamixergui, and some others are not.  Liam's
>>> suggestion has made LibreOffice readable, thankfully.
>>>
>>
>>
>> I have stopped using xfce because little things keep annoying me. I like it
>> overall, but there is a very small limit to my patience.  And I'm not good
>> at reporting stuff unless I can't find a work around. In this case mate and
>> recently cinnamon are doing well. Both are gnome forks, but use fewer
>> resources, and allow more freedom of choice about how they appear on screen.
>>
>> Could be worth a try?
> 
> The OP's issue is not with XFCE4 but with non-GTK applications such as
> alsamixergui. It is not obvious to me how migrating to MATE or Cinnamon
> might help. Could you elaborate?
> 

It's just a suggestion - as was changing screen resolution, earlier.

If the problem persists, then the problem is the individual app. And one 
potential cure is eliminated.



Sometimes fixing a problem is better than working out why it happened in 
the first place.

-- 

Keith Bainbridge

keithrbau@gmail.com

0447 667468

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XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications? "hobie of RMN" <hobie@rumormillnews.com> - 2020-07-14 02:40 +0200
  Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications? Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2020-07-14 18:30 +0200
    Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications? "hobie of RMN" <hobie@rumormillnews.com> - 2020-07-16 01:10 +0200
      Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications? Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2020-07-16 13:40 +0200
      Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications? Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-07-18 13:20 +0200
    Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications? Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-07-16 15:50 +0200
  Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications? Keith bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> - 2020-07-15 09:20 +0200
    Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications? "hobie of RMN" <hobie@rumormillnews.com> - 2020-07-16 01:20 +0200
      Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications? Keith bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> - 2020-07-19 09:50 +0200
        Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications? Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2020-07-19 22:50 +0200
          Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications? Keith bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> - 2020-07-19 23:40 +0200

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