Screen scaling, which is the best way (or are they all the same)?

[email protected] Sun, 24 Aug 2025 14:36:10 +0200 (GMT+02:00)
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Hi,

scaling via X only looks good if you use whole integer scaling. Everything =
else is blurry.

For my 4k display at work I use no scaling, but 192 dpi with an extra thick=
 window border theme. I have extra wide panels as well and most icons scale=
 with dpi.

For some non-GTK applications I have to tweak their theming to adjust to th=
e larger DPI.

With the font I suggest switching from a bitmap font to something vector ba=
sed. At such high definitions, single pixels aren't an issue anymore.

BR=C2=A0
Silvio

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  <span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">Hi,</span>
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  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">scaling via X only looks good if you use whole integer scaling. Everything else is blurry.</span>
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  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">For my 4k display at work I use no scaling, but 192 dpi with an extra thick window border theme. I have extra wide panels as well and most icons scale with dpi.</span>
  <br>
  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">For some non-GTK applications I have to tweak their theming to adjust to the larger DPI.</span>
  <br>
  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">With the font I suggest switching from a bitmap font to something vector based. At such high definitions, single pixels aren't an issue anymore.</span>
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  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">BR&nbsp; </span>
  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">Silvio</span>
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