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You can set `QT_SCALE_FACTOR=2` (or whatever) as an environment variable and the entire UI will scale. But by default, it should be trying to use your desktop s

by tumult 7y ago

You can set `QT_SCALE_FACTOR=2` (or whatever) as an environment variable and the entire UI will scale. But by default, it should be trying to use your desktop scaling and DPI settings -- you might want to try changing those, first.

bmurphy1976 7y ago
I'm using a mac. QT_SCALE_FACTOR doesn't really help, and most of Apple's native apps are actually sized appropriately. It's everything else that's a problem. Honestly, I think it's an accessibility issue. Most devs are simply used to the small GUIs, so that's what they build. They don't give it any real thought or put any actual design effort into it. It's the same with accessibility, it's not my problem so it's not a problem. And while native GUI's help with some aspects of accessibility, they don't provide the tools to make scaling easy and obvious so it doesn't happen. And that's why people throw fits about software being inaccessible, because it's literally unusable for them. I'm lucky, I just want everything to be 20% bigger by default because it makes my life a little easier. Others don't have that luxury. That 20% can be the difference between being able to use your software or not.
- jancsika 7y ago
  > Honestly, I think it's an accessibility issue. Even just focusing on the usability of zooming in a browser-- I wonder how much even the best Linux desktop environment (or even OSX) trails behind browsers. Off the top of my head: * the obvious keybindings (even across browsers?) that are the same for tabs/windows regardless of the content inside them * in FF the zoom percentage animates itself into existence when you go below or above 100%, then remains viewable and clickable to return to normal * most of the popular web pages are designed for zooming so that text reflows in a readable manner when zoomed * when zooming, fonts remain readable without the user fudging around with DPI or rendering settings that no mortal ought to understand * zoom level and scroll position is remembered in case I click the back button Well, the desktop doesn't even have a notion of the back button so I'd say we're already at least a few years ahead of the desktop.

by tumult 7y ago

bmurphy1976 7y ago

I'm using a mac. QT_SCALE_FACTOR doesn't really help, and most of Apple's native apps are actually sized appropriately. It's everything else that's a problem. Honestly, I think it's an accessibility issue. Most devs are simply used to the small GUIs, so that's what they build. They don't give it any real thought or put any actual design effort into it. It's the same with accessibility, it's not my problem so it's not a problem. And while native GUI's help with some aspects of accessibility, they don't provide the tools to make scaling easy and obvious so it doesn't happen. And that's why people throw fits about software being inaccessible, because it's literally unusable for them. I'm lucky, I just want everything to be 20% bigger by default because it makes my life a little easier. Others don't have that luxury. That 20% can be the difference between being able to use your software or not.

jancsika 7y ago
> Honestly, I think it's an accessibility issue. Even just focusing on the usability of zooming in a browser-- I wonder how much even the best Linux desktop environment (or even OSX) trails behind browsers. Off the top of my head: * the obvious keybindings (even across browsers?) that are the same for tabs/windows regardless of the content inside them * in FF the zoom percentage animates itself into existence when you go below or above 100%, then remains viewable and clickable to return to normal * most of the popular web pages are designed for zooming so that text reflows in a readable manner when zoomed * when zooming, fonts remain readable without the user fudging around with DPI or rendering settings that no mortal ought to understand * zoom level and scroll position is remembered in case I click the back button Well, the desktop doesn't even have a notion of the back button so I'd say we're already at least a few years ahead of the desktop.