Correct scaling for xorg applications

crashandburn4 · 2018-02-08 18:48:53

I have a new machine that I just set up with arch, which has a high dpi monitor. (I have read [this](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xo … ze_and_DPI)

Xorg incorrectly identifies the screen size of my 14inch screen laptop:

screen #0:
  dimensions:    2560x1440 pixels (677x381 millimeters)
  resolution:    96x96 dots per inch

I have tried the recomendation of putting a file called 90-monitor.conf in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d with the following contents.

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier "Monitor0"
        DisplaySize 309 174
EndSection

How do I make my applications the correct size? I use i3 so I think the xorg dpi scaling affects what i3 thinks the size of my monitor is.

Last edited by crashandburn4 (2018-02-08 18:51:25)

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