Re: GNU DDD and hidpi

Joe Nelson <[email protected]> Wed, 13 Dec 2023 09:57:32 -0600
Newsgroups gmane.comp.debugging.ddd.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
> I am using debian 12 and hidpi,  gnu ddd icon and text fonts are very
> small, I have tweaked the Gtk and QT apps look normal.  Is there any
> guide to tune DDD to look normal, I am not familiar with openmotif's
> fonts configuration. 

Hi Yuan, I've had good results by switching the Motif rendering table
[0] to use FreeType (XFT) fonts.

Here's an example from my system (which happens to have the Inconsolata
XFT font installed):

	Ddd*renderTable: rt
	Ddd*rt*fontType: FONT_IS_XFT
	Ddd*rt*fontName: Inconsolata
	Ddd*rt*fontSize: 8

The change applies to all UI areas of the program except the data
display window.

FWIW, I also like to use a dark mode:

	Ddd*XmText.background:             black
	Ddd*XmText.foreground:             white
	Ddd*XmTextField.background:        black
	Ddd*XmTextField.foreground:        white
	Ddd*XmList.background:             black
	Ddd*XmList.foreground:             white
	Ddd*graph_edit.background:         #333333
	Ddd*graph_edit.edgeColor:          red
	Ddd*graph_edit.nodeColor:          white
	Ddd*graph_edit.gridColor:          white

0: https://www.ist.co.uk/motif/books/vol6A/ch-24.fm.html