scale, not magnify the screen kde 4.1

[mlacons]

I've used Kubuntu for years now and I've recently installed it for my dad. We are using a Shuttle k4500 box from newegg and all's good.

The question is about screen scaling. The computer came with Foresight linux which was total trash but being Gnome, it had a nice screen dpi adjustment. It allowed me to scale the entire screen up which made it easier for my dad to read the screen.

What I'm looking for is a dpi adjustment for KDE. Compiz has a magnify feature but it requires scrolling around the screen in the expanded virtual window. That's really annoying for full time use. We purchased a nice large lcd screen and I like the detail and screen space xwindows can provide in the 16x9 format. I just need a simple screen dpi adjustment. I want it to think the monitor is able to show something like 160 dpi instead of 96.

Thanks in advance.

[mlacons]

Re: scale, not magnify the screen kde 4.1

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[Detonate]

Re: scale, not magnify the screen kde 4.1

I don't know if I will be any help to you, because i don't run KDE. But in Xubuntu with compiz, there is a plugin for compiz that allows you to zoom a screen by merely using the scroll wheel on the mouse while holding down the Ctrl key. It is one of the reasons I use compiz, maybe the main reason. It even remembers the setting you choose for individual pages, so the next time you open that page, it will automatically be zoomed to however it was last time you opened it. Invaluable for us old folks trying to read tiny print on a web page.

[mlacons]

Re: scale, not magnify the screen kde 4.1

thanks for the post but that seems to be single window. i'd like to scale the entire screen without the pan required by magnification.