In kdesudo dolphin, can the menu font sizes be increased? Perhaps minimum 12 point.

[Shabakthanai]

The few times I need to change permissions where kdesudo is required, as in Dolphin, the menu fonts and basic fonts are too small for me to read without a great deal of eye strain.

Unlike fonts generally, where increased font size and setting minimums seem to respond to user configuration, Root applications seem to retain sizes reserved for the young. The zoom in features only seem to work with data inside the main window and leave the perimeters too small to comfortably read.

By the time I figure out how to read and understand these items, I forget what I was trying to accomplish.

I even purchased a magnifying glass to help, but the glare made that impractical.

Surely even amongst you gurus, there must be some with less than perfect vision. I just know you have figured the problem out. Please share?

[oshunluvr]

The reason this is happening is because when you launch dolphin using kdesudo, you're launching it as root thus your user settings do not apply. In theory, one could change the default fonts for root and then dolphin would appear larger. However, I tried to increase the size of the font for root using "kdesudo systemsettings" and only the information panel changed it's font, which is odd.

One solution that will solve this is to install and use the "root-actions" service menus for dolphin. Then root actions like changing permissions are just a right-click away and you are using your users font settings.

[Rog132]

Qt Style Sheet

The Dolphin is a KDE application but it is also a Qt application. The appearance of the Qt applications can be edited with the Qt Style Sheets.

Qt Style Sheets: http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/stylesheet.html

Making a qss file - only one line - bigMenuFont.qss:

QMenu { font-size: 24px }

Starting the Dolphin with the kdesudo:

kdesudo 'dolphin -stylesheet /home/rog132/Templates/bigMenuFont.qss'

---Edit---

Big font for the menu bar:

bigMenuFont.qss:

QMenuBar { font-size: 24px }
QMenu { font-size: 24px }

More:

- Qt Style Sheets Examples: http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/sty...-examples.html
- KDE Forums - How to set a pattern (image) as a wallpaper on Dolphin?: https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=94717
- Dolphin wallpaper: http://samuaz.deviantart.com/art/Kde...te-4-373661315 -> http://pastebin.com/wEnndQPw
- Scaling: http://qt-project.org/forums/viewthread/41303

/* http://samuaz.deviantart.com/art/Kde-GaiaSnow-update-4-373661315 -> http://pastebin.com/wEnndQPw *
/* http://qt-project.org/forums/viewthread/41303 */
DolphinViewContainer > DolphinView > QAbstractScrollArea {
      border: none;
      background-color: transparent;
      border-image: url('background.png') 0 0 0 0 stretch stretch;
}

[GreyGeek]

Neat!
Thanks, Rog132.
I learn something new every day!
(Remembering it is the problem! )

PS- mmm? Didn't work for me. Will study later to find out why. Right now the wif is calling.

PSPS -- my goof. Misspelled the qss name. Works great!

[oshunluvr]

Interestingly, using Qmenu only enlarges the menu item (which may be enough) but

*[COLOR=#333333] { font-size: 24px }[/COLOR]

enlarges everything. It does seem to cause some graphically anomalies (a black line in some text) but works OK otherwise. The final addition to this solution would to use an alias to start dolphin with the stylesheet loaded.

I still think the root actions service menu is the best choice.

[oshunluvr]

Neat!
Thanks, Rog132.
I learn something new every day!
(Remembering it is the problem! )

PS- mmm? Didn't work for me. Will study later to find out why. Right now the wif is calling.

Worked perfectly @here Gerry, typo maybe?

[Shabakthanai]

What is the actual name of the application? Are my rarely connecting two electrons engaged enough to complete the installation without help? It sounds like a wonderful capability. Thanks friend.

The reason this is happening is because when you launch dolphin using kdesudo, you're launching it as root thus your user settings do not apply. In theory, one could change the default fonts for root and then dolphin would appear larger. However, I tried to increase the size of the font for root using "kdesudo systemsettings" and only the information panel changed it's font, which is odd.

One solution that will solve this is to install and use the "root-actions" service menus for dolphin. Then root actions like changing permissions are just a right-click away and you are using your users font settings.

[OneLine]

Root Actions Servicemenu

Root Actions Servicemenu: http://kde-look.org/content/show.php...?content=48411


Installation: Dolphin > Settings > Configure Dolphin > Sevices > Download New Services > Install rootactions




Shut down all Dolphin windows and restart a Dolphin. There should be the Root Actions servicemenu...

[Shabakthanai]

found it, ignore this reply.I hate it when I feel this stupid. I read your "Have you Tried?", my memory being what it is, I will have to re-read it a few times. I like what I am seeing though.

As far as your instruction to obtain the "root actions" option, The Dolphin Preferences-Dolphin doesn't seem to contain the selection "Download New Services" in my package. I was unable to find the next window "Get Hot New Stuff - Dolphin". I checked all the boxes just to make sure I did not miss anything. There were only a couple unchecked.

I then opened Muon Package Manager to try to find them, but did not find any there.

I have not attempted any of the above replies yet; this seemed to be a wonderful addition to my system, so I wanted to do it first. Thanks for your kind help. Can and will you straighten me out? Thanks!

[Shabakthanai]

I entered "QMenu { font-size: 24px }" into the command line and got the following:

steven@steven-Yeshuah:~$ QMenu { font-size: 24px }
QMenu: command not found

I entered "kdesudo 'dolphin -stylesheet /home/rog132/Templates/bigMenuFont.qss'" and got:

steven@steven-Yeshuah:~$ kdesudo 'dolphin -stylesheet /home/rog132/Templates/bigMenuFont.qss'
Bus:pen: Can not get ibus-daemon's address.
IBusInputContext::createInputContext: no connection to ibus-daemon
QCss::Parser - Failed to load file "/home/rog132/Templates/bigMenuFont.qss"
Connecting to deprecated signal QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged(QStr ing,QString,QString)
QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave.
QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave.
kbuildsycoca4 running...
Object::connect: No such signal org::freedesktop::UPower:eviceAdded(QDBusObjectPath)
Object::connect: No such signal org::freedesktop::UPower:eviceRemoved(QDBusObjectPath)
QInotifyFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: inotify_add_watch failed: No such file or directory
QFileSystemWatcher: failed to add paths: /root/.config/ibus/bus
Bus:pen: Can not get ibus-daemon's address.
IBusInputContext::createInputContext: no connection to ibus-daemon
QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave.
QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave.
QObject::connect: Cannot connect (null)::resourceScoreUpdated(QString, QString, QString, double) to NepomukPlugin::resourceScoreUpdated(QString, QString, QString, double)
QObject::connect: Cannot connect (null)::recentStatsDeleted(QString, int, QString) to NepomukPlugin::deleteRecentStats(QString, int, QString)
QObject::connect: Cannot connect (null)::earlierStatsDeleted(QString, int) to NepomukPlugin::deleteEarlierStats(QString, int)
kactivitymanagerd(8502)/nepomuk (library): Could not find virtuoso to connect to. Aborting
QInotifyFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: inotify_add_watch failed: No such file or directory
QFileSystemWatcher: failed to add paths: /root/.kde/share/config/activitymanager-pluginsrc
Object::connect: No such signal org::freedesktop::UPower:eviceAdded(QDBusObjectPath)
Object::connect: No such signal org::freedesktop::UPower:eviceRemoved(QDBusObjectPath)
steven@steven-Yeshuah:~$ QMenu { font-size: 24px }
QMenu: command not found
steven@steven-Yeshuah:~$ kdesudo 'dolphin -stylesheet /home/rog132/Templates/bigMenuFont.qss'
Bus:pen: Can not get ibus-daemon's address.
IBusInputContext::createInputContext: no connection to ibus-daemon
QCss::Parser - Failed to load file "/home/rog132/Templates/bigMenuFont.qss"
Object::connect: No such signal org::freedesktop::UPower:eviceAdded(QDBusObjectPath)
Object::connect: No such signal org::freedesktop::UPower:eviceRemoved(QDBusObjectPath)
QInotifyFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: inotify_add_watch failed: No such file or directory
QFileSystemWatcher: failed to add paths: /root/.config/ibus/bus
Bus:pen: Can not get ibus-daemon's address.
IBusInputContext::createInputContext: no connection to ibus-daemon
QLayout: Cannot add null widget to QVBoxLayout/
QLayout: Cannot add null widget to QVBoxLayout/
QLayout: Attempting to add QLayout "" to PreviewsSettingsPage "", which already has a layout
dolphin(8856) KWidgetItemDelegateEventListener::eventFilter: User of KWidgetItemDelegate should not delete widgets created by createItemWidgets!
(This line was repeated about 100 or more times, so I deleted the repeats.)
steven@steven-Yeshuah:~$ QMenuBar { font-size: 24px }
QMenuBar: command not found
steven@steven-Yeshuah:~$ QMenu { font-size: 24px }
QMenu: command not found
steven@steven-Yeshuah:~$

I suspect I have an application to install, but do not know it's name.

Properly installed, it would appear to be a great help to me. Thanks

[Shabakthanai]

I believe I installed the Root Actions Servicemenu, but I do not know where to find it. Is it located in the View option of the Menu?

The reason this is happening is because when you launch dolphin using kdesudo, you're launching it as root thus your user settings do not apply. In theory, one could change the default fonts for root and then dolphin would appear larger. However, I tried to increase the size of the font for root using "kdesudo systemsettings" and only the information panel changed it's font, which is odd.

One solution that will solve this is to install and use the "root-actions" service menus for dolphin. Then root actions like changing permissions are just a right-click away and you are using your users font settings.

[Snowhog]

Press Alt+F2 and type: kate /home/steven/Templates/bigMenuFont.qss and press Enter.

Type:
QMenuBar { font-size: 24px }
QMenu { font-size: 24px }

Save and Close Kate.

Press Alt+F2 and type: kdesudo 'dolphin -stylesheet /home/steven/Templates/bigMenuFont.qss'

[Snowhog]

I believe I installed the Root Actions Servicemenu, but I do not know where to find it. Is it located in the View option of the Menu?

Root Actions are available when your right-click on a file/folder.