[openbox] using openbox with HiDPi display

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If emacs uses non-scalable fonts, I recommend Terminus: it comes in many (larger) sizes.


On October 23, 2018 2:05:36 AM UTC, Ranjan Maitra <maitra at email.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Thanks, I did not have to use the xrandr -dpi 192 command: I had no
>.xinitrc and including that was crashing my login/openbox.
>
>However, things generally appear to work, but not everything. In fact,
>I use the font for emacs to be Fixed 10x20 but this is too small: it is
>not scaling. Any suggestions as to what I should be doing?
>
>Best wishes,
>Ranjan
>
>On Mon, 15 Oct 2018 14:24:43 +0200 Jose Luis Pavón Pavón
><jlpavon at me.com> wrote:
>
>> No problem.
>> 
>> You have to put this in .Xresorces
>> 
>> !-------------------------------------------- ! Custom DPI
>!-------------------------------------------- !Xft.dpi: 144 Xft.dpi:
>192 Xft.autohint: 0 Xft.lcdfilter: lcddefault Xft.hintstyle: hintslight
>Xft.hinting: true Xft.antialias: 1 Xft.rgba: rgb Xcursor.size: 32
>> 
>> And this in.xinitrc
>> 
>> xrandr --dpi 192
>> 
>> This works for me, hope it helps.
>> 
>> Enviat des del meu iPhone
>> 
>> El 15 oct 2018, a les 12:55, Ranjan Maitra <maitra at email.com> va
>escriure:
>> 
>> > On Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:01:09 +0200 Jose Luis Pavón Pavón
><jlpavon at me.com> wrote:
>> > 
>> >> I few days ago I found this Manjaro forum entry... I think it can
>work on any distro.
>> >> 
>> >>
>https://forum.manjaro.org/t/do-you-think-hidpi-displays-are-worth-it-on-linux/52238/19
>> >> 
>> >> Hope it helps.
>> > 
>> > Actually, it appears that one needs to be a forum member to have
>access to this entry. Do you mind letting us know what is in it by
>cutting and pasting the relevant text?
>> > 
>> > Many thanks,
>> > Ranjan
>> > 
>> > 
>> >> 
>> >> Enviat des del meu iPhone
>> >> 
>> >> El 25 set 2018, a les 2:39, Ranjan Maitra <maitra at email.com> va
>escriure:
>> >> 
>> >>> Dear friends,
>> >>> 
>> >>> My new XPS13 9370 has 4K resolution. I would like to use my
>trusted openbox on it. What should I do for it to be able to work with
>HiDPi scaled fonts? 
>> >>> 
>> >>> I am using Fedora 28.
>> >>> 
>> >>> Thanks in advance for all help!
>> >>> 
>> >>> Best wishes,
>> >>> Ranjan
>> >>> 
>> >>> 
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