From: tnp@invalid.invalid

On 25/12/2025 04:15, Robert Riches wrote:
> (In the old days, it was appropriate to tag off-topic posts in
> this newsgroup with the bracketed [OT].  Lately, it seems more
> appropriate to tag on-topic posts with something.  1/2 :-)
>
> Does anyone have favorite tutorials or other helps for dealing
> with a high-DPI transition?
>
> I'm Running Devuan (currently Daedalus, hopefully soon Excalibur)
> using plain X and fvwm2, no DE as such with 1920x1200 monitors.
> Just purchased a round of 4k monitors, so I'll be needing to
> adjust xterm fonts, web browser issues, other GUI application
> issues, etc.
>
> For web browser issues, I anticipate a lot of fun with websites
> and web apps that use (n)px directives for some of their margins
> and spacing.  If the browser interprets those at face value,
> mixed with other directives in units of text elements and such,
> things could end up looking somewhat different from how the
> developers intended.
>
> Thanks!
>
Browsers at least will allow you to magnify . Most applications will
allow a choice of font size and in general desktops can use
'accessibility' or simply font setups oin menus and borders etc.

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Sir Roger Scruton

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