i3 - my interface is zoomed out and unreadable

devux · 2017-03-17 13:04:13

I just installed arch, and i3wm. The status bar, octopi, and several other applications (Not all) are very zoomed out looking. Here is an example http://imgur.com/a/oqScR Why is this and how can I fix it? I can't seemed to find other post with similar issues. My resolution on both monitors is at 1920x1080.

teckk · 2017-03-17 14:08:09

Change your font sizes, configure i3, if that's what you mean. I've never used it.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/I3
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wayland
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fonts

Docbroke · 2017-03-17 14:31:58

Just increase default font size for gtk2/3/qt/terminal etc., in their respective config files.

devux · 2017-03-17 15:44:46

Docbroke wrote:

Just increase default font size for gtk2/3/qt/terminal etc., in their respective config files.

I have. It doesn't change anything. I only seen a difference in Nautilus from changing with lxappearance.

okubax · 2017-03-17 17:56:36

For applications

 ~/.Xresources
Xft.dpi: 120

For the i3 interface

~/.xinitrc
xrandr --dpi 120 &

I use the above dpi values for my laptop with 1920x1080 resoultion, you can change them to suit your preference

seth · 2017-03-17 18:28:36

What's the output of

xdpyinfo | grep resolution

devux · 2017-03-17 21:50:18

~/.Xresources does not exist.
~/.xinitrc does not exist

/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc does exist, I installed the xorg-xinit package but yeah still those two don't. I assume this xinitrc under etc will work the same

resolution: 49x48 dots per inch

Last edited by devux (2017-03-17 21:58:17)

seth · 2017-03-18 07:53:29

You're supposed to add that there, but something's really odd here.
48dpi is incredibly low and would match a 45" Monitor - is it a Tv?

The "problem" is that if you increase your DPI ("Monitors" typically range between 80 & 120 dpi nowadays, everything above would be considered HiDPI), the fonts will rather get even smaller.

Please post the outputs of "xrandr -q" and "uname -r"

In doubt, install "pacman -S qt5ct" and ensure to "export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=qt5ct"

AsemAshraf · 2022-11-02 14:47:51

okubax wrote:

For applications
 ~/.Xresources
Xft.dpi: 120
For the i3 interface
~/.xinitrc
xrandr --dpi 120 &
I use the above dpi values for my laptop with 1920x1080 resoultion, you can change them to suit your preference

This replay has the answer for me. Basically, I opened the .Xresources file and found that the Xft.dpi option was set to 96. I replaced it with 120 and exited i3 (using the default keybinding, mod+0 then e, or typing "i3exit" in the terminal or just reboot the whole system) and when it open up again every window was enlarged along with its contents, for example, had to reduce the page zoom in my browser. One way to edit the .Xresources file if you didn't find it is to edit it from the b-menu >> 4 - System & Settings >> 1 - Appearance >> 9 - Edit Xresources and search for the term "xft.dpi: " edit it from there.

V1del · 2022-11-02 14:52:30

Glad to hear, please note you are replying to a 5 year old thread, as such I'll be closing this.

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