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| Started by | "hobie of RMN" <hobie@rumormillnews.com> |
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| First post | 2020-07-14 02:40 +0200 |
| Last post | 2020-07-19 23:40 +0200 |
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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
| From | "hobie of RMN" <hobie@rumormillnews.com> |
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| Date | 2020-07-14 02:40 +0200 |
| Subject | XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications? |
| Message-ID | <Ash9f-6Gp-7@gated-at.bofh.it> |
Hi, Folks - I'm running Linux buster with xce4 desktop. Some applications come up with font size too small for me to be able to read menu texts, etc., notably Libre programs and alsamixer, etc. How can I ge3t larger fonts on individual programs?
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| From | Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2020-07-14 18:30 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <AsvYB-7ga-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #224775 |
On Mon, 13 Jul, 2020 at 20:26:57 -0400, hobie of RMN wrote: > Hi, Folks - > > I'm running Linux buster with xce4 desktop. Some applications come up > with font size too small for me to be able to read menu texts, etc., > notably Libre programs and alsamixer, etc. How can I ge3t larger fonts on > individual programs? > If you install libreoffice-gtk3 then LibreOffice will respect the font settings used by XFCE4.
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| From | "hobie of RMN" <hobie@rumormillnews.com> |
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| Date | 2020-07-16 01:10 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <AsYHg-7Mo-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #224805 |
> On Mon, 13 Jul, 2020 at 20:26:57 -0400, hobie of RMN wrote: >> Hi, Folks - >> >> I'm running Linux buster with xce4 desktop. Some applications come up >> with font size too small for me to be able to read menu texts, etc., >> notably Libre programs and alsamixer, etc. How can I ge3t larger fonts >> on >> individual programs? >> > > If you install libreoffice-gtk3 then LibreOffice will respect the font > settings used by XFCE4. Thanks, Liam - that does help with LibreOffice. :) alsamixer and probably other applications still need some kind of adjustment, though. (?)
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| From | Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2020-07-16 13:40 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <Atap3-6iq-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #224863 |
On Wed, 15 Jul, 2020 at 19:01:30 -0400, hobie of RMN wrote: > > On Mon, 13 Jul, 2020 at 20:26:57 -0400, hobie of RMN wrote: > >> Hi, Folks - > >> > >> I'm running Linux buster with xce4 desktop. Some applications come up > >> with font size too small for me to be able to read menu texts, etc., > >> notably Libre programs and alsamixer, etc. How can I ge3t larger fonts > >> on > >> individual programs? > >> > > > > If you install libreoffice-gtk3 then LibreOffice will respect the font > > settings used by XFCE4. > > Thanks, Liam - that does help with LibreOffice. :) alsamixer and probably > other applications still need some kind of adjustment, though. (?) > Yes, non-GTK applications like alsamixergui will behave differently. Doesn't XFCE4 have its own mixer application or plugin?
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| From | Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2020-07-18 13:20 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <AtT2O-tq-3@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #224863 |
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On Mi, 15 iul 20, 19:01:30, hobie of RMN wrote: > > On Mon, 13 Jul, 2020 at 20:26:57 -0400, hobie of RMN wrote: > > > > If you install libreoffice-gtk3 then LibreOffice will respect the font > > settings used by XFCE4. > > Thanks, Liam - that does help with LibreOffice. :) alsamixer and probably > other applications still need some kind of adjustment, though. (?) Unless you are referring to alsamixergui, alsamixer is a text-only application and depends on the text size defined by your terminal emulator. Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
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| From | Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2020-07-16 15:50 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <AtcqR-7tB-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #224805 |
On Tue, 14 Jul 2020 17:21:24 +0100 Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, 13 Jul, 2020 at 20:26:57 -0400, hobie of RMN wrote: > > Hi, Folks - > > > > I'm running Linux buster with xce4 desktop. Some applications come up > > with font size too small for me to be able to read menu texts, etc., > > notably Libre programs and alsamixer, etc. How can I ge3t larger fonts on > > individual programs? > > > > If you install libreoffice-gtk3 then LibreOffice will respect the font > settings used by XFCE4. Thanks for this - I have been using LibreOffice for years, but following your suggestion, I just installed libreoffice-gtk3 and everything just looks so much better! Celejar
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| From | Keith bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2020-07-15 09:20 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <AsJRT-7eS-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #224775 |
On 14/7/20 10:26 am, hobie of RMN wrote: > Hi, Folks - > > I'm running Linux buster with xce4 desktop. Some applications come up > with font size too small for me to be able to read menu texts, etc., > notably Libre programs and alsamixer, etc. How can I ge3t larger fonts on > individual programs? > Perhaps adjust your display setting to smaller numbers? Or is everything else readable? -- Keith Bainbridge keithrbau@gmail.com 0447 667468
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| From | "hobie of RMN" <hobie@rumormillnews.com> |
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| Date | 2020-07-16 01:20 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <AsYQV-7Pt-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #224826 |
> On 14/7/20 10:26 am, hobie of RMN wrote: >> Hi, Folks - >> >> I'm running Linux buster with xce4 desktop. Some applications come up >> with font size too small for me to be able to read menu texts, etc., >> notably Libre programs and alsamixer, etc. How can I ge3t larger fonts >> on >> individual programs? >> > > 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.
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| From | Keith bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2020-07-19 09:50 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <Aucf9-3vX-19@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #224864 |
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? -- Keith Bainbridge keithrbau@gmail.com 0447 667468
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| From | Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2020-07-19 22:50 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <AuopY-2rm-9@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #224958 |
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?
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| From | Keith bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2020-07-19 23:40 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <Aupcl-2WI-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #225013 |
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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