Re: Certain font sizes can't be configured permanently

[Volker Wysk <post volker-wysk de>]

Am Samstag, den 12.09.2020, 13:18 +0200 schrieb Carl-Valentin Schmitt:
> You have Ubuntu, right !?

Yes, Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS.

> Well it is a Bit risky.

:-(

> Could Happen you have then to reconfigure gdm.

I never configured gdm. It works with the default settings. I also
don't get why I should reconfigure it. The display of the top bar and
of desktop icons clearly isn't the responsibility of the display
manager.

> Get informed about how to adjust gdm as
> booting main graphical Manager in Ubuntu Forum.
>
> When Monitor ist really "crazy new" (=without driver)
> Then you don't need to reinstall gnome and gdm with sudo apt-get.

I bought it in January. 

> I simply then would be patient and wait some months
> for driver. You might ask at Ubuntu.

I don't think it is a driver issue. But I could be patient and wait
some months for the bug to be fixed.

Cheers,
Volker

> Volker Wysk <post volker-wysk de> schrieb am Sa., 12. Sept. 2020,
> 12:42:
> > Am Freitag, den 11.09.2020, 18:00 +0200 schrieb Carl-Valentin
> > Schmitt:
> > > How about
> > > Install and Reinstall
> > > all Gnome packages ?
> > >
> > > sudo apt-get Install --reinstall gdm Gnome ?
> >
> > Are you serious? I don't want to toast my system. Is this safe?
> >
> > That "Gnome" in the apt-get command should be "gnome", shouldn't
> > it?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Volker
> >
> >
> > > Greetz. Val.
> > >
> > > Volker Wysk <post volker-wysk de> schrieb am Fr., 11. Sept. 2020,
> > > 17:17:
> > > > Hi!
> > > >
> > > > I have a 4k monitor, which means that all the font sizes must
> > be
> > > > adjusted. I'm leaving the font sizes in gnome-tweaks alone, and
> > am
> > > > setting a scaling factor of 1.6 instead. This worked fine until
> > > > about a
> > > > week ago.
> > > >
> > > > But now, after I log in, the configured font sizes don't seem
> > to be
> > > > in
> > > > effect. The fonts of the top bar, and of the icons on the
> > desktop,
> > > > are
> > > > tiny again. 
> > > >
> > > > When I change the scaling factor, in gnome-tweaks, the fonts
> > are
> > > > back
> > > > to the configured size immediately. It's enough to increase it
> > by
> > > > 0,01
> > > > and set it back to 1.6 again.
> > > >
> > > > But the next time I log in, it's all back to tiny fonts again.
> > > >
> > > > Is there any Gnome configuration magic, for how to set it
> > > > permanently?
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Volker
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