https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=407194
Bug ID: 407194
Summary: Honor system font scaling setting
Product: Qt/KDE Flatpak Runtime
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Keywords: accessibility
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: aleix...@kde.org
Reporter: ila...@zoho.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
KDE flatpak apps do not seem to honor system font scaling setting. I run Gnome
3 as the host DE and have increased the font size from Gnome's tweak tool. When
I run Qt/KDE apps installed via Flatpak (have tested VLC and KeePassXC from
Flathub as well as Okular from kdeapps), the apps stubbornly display the
default font size instead of the one I have choosed. The problem does not seem
to extend to GTK flatpak apps. Also, Qt apps installed from system repository
work fine.
This problem has been evident for quite a while (1) but there doesn't seem to
be a formal bug report yet. Font scaling is important for not only those with
high DPI displays, but also those with visual impairment. There are strong
ethical obligations towards and in some locales even legal obligations to keep
accessibility in mind. Please take this seriously.
1)
https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/910awy/how_to_make_kde_flatpak_apps_respect_font_settings/
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Run Gnome DE and set the font scaling to e. g. 1.4 from the tweak-tool
2. Install some Qt/KDE flatpak app
3. Run the app and inspect the font size
OBSERVED RESULT
The default size font is displayed
EXPECTED RESULT
The font size should be bigger as set from the tweak-tool
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
CentOS 7, Fedora 30
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