How to increase font size of menus, lists in Spotify in Linux

To scale the font size of Spotify on Linux, open a terminal window and enter the following command.$ spotify --force-device-scale-factor=1.5 <enter> You will find that spotify menus are now bigger and more readable. To make them scale permanently whenever Spotify starts, create a desktop shortcut and put the scaling factor in the desktop file. $ … Continue reading How to increase font size of menus, lists in Spotify in Linux →

How to increase fonts size in Thunderbird 68+

Start ThunderbirdSelect Edit -> Preferences.Scroll right down and click on Config Editor… button Locate value layout.css.devPixelsPerPx and modify it per convenience. This is needed for displaying messages in the right text size if using a HiDPI display.

Improve Font Quality in Fedora 15 or 16

When you install Fedora 15, you are provided with the default font look that is too thin, and quite difficult to read after a long time. It is quite a strain on the eyes. To improve the quality of fonts, you should do: # ln -s /etc/fonts/conf.avail/10-autohint.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/ <enter> You can optionally also install the … Continue reading Improve Font Quality in Fedora 15 or 16 →

Modify font size, look and feel of the Gnome 3 desktop

# vi /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/gnome-shell.css <enter> Replace all font-size with 10 pt or greater where font-size < 10pt. 10pt should be okay for most people. This would apply till Gnome 3 comes with a GUI-based configuration editor to do this.