Path: csiph.com!feeder.erje.net!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!news.roellig-ltd.de!open-news-network.org!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!news.unit0.net!news.panservice.it!diesel.cu.mi.it!bofh.it!news.nic.it!robomod From: Lisi Reisz Newsgroups: linux.debian.user Subject: Re: How to change size of system font(s)? Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 15:10:02 +0200 Message-ID: References: X-Mailbox-Line: From debian-user-request@lists.debian.org Mon Sep 12 13:07:02 2016 Old-Return-Path: X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.818 tagged_above=-10000 required=5.3 tests=[BAYES_00=-2, DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED=0.001, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, LDO_WHITELIST=-5, NML_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED=0.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=-0.01, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=-0.01] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no User-Agent: KMail/1.9.10 (enterprise35 0.20100827.1168748) X-Kmail-Quoteprefix: > MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Originating-Smarthost01c-IP: [82.69.30.110] Feedback-ID: 82.69.30.110 X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/711614 List-ID: List-URL: List-Archive: https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/201609121407.21565.lisi.reisz@gmail.com Approved: robomod@news.nic.it Lines: 20 Organization: linux.* mail to news gateway Sender: robomod@news.nic.it X-Original-Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 14:07:21 +0100 X-Original-Message-ID: <201609121407.21565.lisi.reisz@gmail.com> X-Original-References: <57D6A50A.5050903@cloud85.net> Xref: csiph.com linux.debian.user:172084 On Monday 12 September 2016 13:52:26 Richard Owlett wrote: > The default font in Squeeze(Gnome2) and Jessie(Mate) is too small! > Gedit and Pluma allow changing from default size of "10"[units > not specified]. I find setting to 14 or larger much more legible > on my laptop. > > Other programs, e.g. Synaptic, give no option to chose an > acceptable font size. > > Is there any way to force a minimum font size system wide? > Can it be preseeded on installation? It is usually settable in the DE, it certainly is in TDE, and then it can be set for the VT. Some applications, e.g. Google-Chrome, ignore the system settings and have to be set individually. 10 is the point size. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_(typography) Lisi