On Tue, 14 Jul 2015 21:31:58 +1000 Daniel Kasak <d.j.kasak...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Hi all. > >I've just installed Linux on a new Macbook ( new job, mac-only place >). I now have a HiDPI display, and I'm figuring out how to make things >work. Setting up scaling for E was easy - for the primary laptop >display anyway. > >I've read at: https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/gtk-x11.html >that you can set the environment variable GDK_SCALE to get Gtk3 to >scale by an integer amount. I've set this under Settings Panel -> >Advanced -> Environment Variables ... and this works ... but again, >for the primary laptop display only. > >When I boot with my massive LG wrap-around monitor ( also courtesy of >new job ), neither Enlightenment nor Gtk3 apps behave nicely on both >displays simultaneously. The LG monitor is *not* HiDPI. The page: >https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/gtk-x11.html *also* says: > >"Normally, GDK will pick up a suitable scale factor for each monitor >from the display system". > >Now this isn't happening when running under Enlightenment - hence the >need to set the GDK_SCALE env variable. Would it be possible to export >this info ( whatever it is that GDK uses to detect DPI ) to apps >somehow? > >Dan > $ man xrandr Also, give arandr a try. arandr is a gui interface for xrandr that will lewt you set things up and save the xrandr commands to re-do it into a script. -- Regards, Christopher Barry Random geeky fortune: "Of course power tools and alcohol don't mix. Everyone knows power tools aren't soluble in alcohol..." -- Crazy Nigel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't Limit Your Business. Reach for the Cloud. GigeNET's Cloud Solutions provide you with the tools and support that you need to offload your IT needs and focus on growing your business. Configured For All Businesses. Start Your Cloud Today. https://www.gigenetcloud.com/ _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
