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X11

• X11

Scaling of hdpi displays (high dots per inch)

If working on setups with varying resolutions, configuring e.g. the font size of a terminal emulator might be difficult. X11 allows to scale the (entire) display via X resources. Edit/create the file ~/.Xresources and add the following line:

Xft.dpi: <dpi>

# example:
Xft.dpi: 118

To apply the changes execute xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources.

To make the changes permanent add xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources to your xinitrc file, if not present already.