The easiest way to manage screen resolutions is with the application
arandr, it can also generate a bash script for setting the resolution to a
specific configuration. If you plan to have each virtual desktop with a
different resolution, you can edit rc.lua to run the appropiate bash script
when you switch desktop.

søn. 29. mar. 2015 kl. 18.09 skrev Felix E. Klee <[email protected]>:

> I am looking for a window manager with virtual desktops, where I can
> configure different screen resolutions for each desktop. A lower
> screen resolution may also be realized by some kind of software zoom
> tool.
>
> Background: For a user, turning 80 this year, I plan to set up a
> laptop with a 3K 5.6" screen. Some applications can be adapted to the
> high resolution. Other applications, however, for example Xfig, likely
> are hard to use because icon size and line width cannot be scaled in
> configuration. The idea is to use these applications on a virtual
> desktop with a lower resolution, or with a full-screen zoom. The user
> is familiar with the concept of virtual desktops.
>
> Ideally there would be widget to scale the resolution with buttons, on the
> fly:
>
>     [ + ][ - ][1:1] 120%
>
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