Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications?

[Keith bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com>]

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.

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Keith Bainbridge

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