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| author | Philip Wittamore <philip@wittamore.com> | 2026-07-12 11:08:50 +0200 |
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| committer | Philip Wittamore <philip@wittamore.com> | 2026-07-12 11:08:50 +0200 |
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diff --git a/articles/2025/Screen-scaling-with-xrandr.html b/articles/2025/Screen-scaling-with-xrandr.html new file mode 100755 index 0000000..9e42c67 --- /dev/null +++ b/articles/2025/Screen-scaling-with-xrandr.html @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +<!doctype html> +<html lang="EN"> + <head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css"> + <title>Screen scaling with xrandr</title> + </head> + <body> + <header> + <h1>Bloggings</h1> + <a href="/index.php">Back</a> + + </header> + +<main> +<article> +<h2>Screen scaling with xrandr</h2> +<h3>2025-03-30</h3> +<h4>Changing screen scaling on my X220</h4> +<p>The Thinkpad X220 has a screen resolution of 1366x768 (16:9), which suits the size of the 13" screen, +but sometimes you stumble on applications that have gui elements that are taller than the screen.</p> +<p>In Linux, it's possible to change the screen scaling to emulate a larger screen with xrandr. +It won't look as crisp as the real resolution, but might get you out of a bind.</p> +<p>This command will emulate a 1920x1080 (16:9) screen:</p> +<code>xrandr --output LVDS1 --panning 1920x1080 --scale 1.406x1.406</code> +<p>or 1600x900:</p> +<code>xrandr --output LVDS1 --panning 1600x900 --scale 1.171x1.172</code> +<p>To return to the original scaling, type:</p> +<code>xrandr --output LVDS1 --panning 1366x768 --scale 1x1</code> +<p>On the other hand , if you have for example a 1920x1080 (16:9) screen but would like to +scale down to 1600x900<br>(which might well be the case when I receive the new 1920x1080 IPS screen for my 14" T430)</p> +<code>xrandr --output LVDS1 --panning 1600x900 --scale 0.8333x0.8333</code> +<p> </p> +<p>In XFCE4, you can also magnify the resolution in <br> +<b>Settings->Appearance->Settings->Window Scaling</b><br></p> +<p>you can also do this on the command line with</p> +<code>xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Gdk/WindowScalingFactor -s SCALE</code> +<p>where SCALE is either 1 or 2</p> +</article> +</main> +<footer> +<p> </p><p>ยง</p></footer> +</body></html> |