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Title:
How do I increase the font size for a specific application in Ubuntu 18.04 running Gnome?
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Create a script call ue (Unity Editor). Place within it:
#!/bin/bash
xrandr --dpi 144
unity-editor "$@" # Or whatever the program is you want to run
Mark the script as executable using:
chmod a+x ue
Call the script using
./ue
- Or replace
./with the directory name if not in the current directory - Or leave off
./if you have placeduein your$PATHlike~/binor/usr/local/bin
Adjust 144 to 192 if you want it double magnification. Smaller if you want less magnification.
Your screen may blink when script starts up but that is normal.
TL;DR
The default DPI (Dots Per Inch) is 96. When set to 100 font size increased by 4% which might not be noticeable. To confirm initial DPI use one of these commands:
$ xdpyinfo | grep dots
resolution: 96x96 dots per inch
$ grep DPI /var/log/Xorg.0.log
[ 9.555] (--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (43, 44); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
[ 9.761] (==) modeset(G0): DPI set to (96, 96)
In the above script you can reset xrandr back to default DPI of 96 by adding the following line to the bottom:
xrandr --dpi 96
I’ve never encountered a need to do this, but you might.