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When I start ubuntu with i3-wm the font of all Applications is too big. How do I change the Font and Size?

I already looked into i3 Documentation but found nothing about this topic.

Seth
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bib
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You need to change the configuration of i3, copying /etc/i3/config file to ~/.config/i3/config and then editing/adding your font configuration:

cp /etc/i3/config ~/.config/i3/config

Now you need to edit the file and add your preferences using the following syntax:

font <X core font description>
font pango:[family list] [style options] [size]

The first line describes the font description using the X core format, the second line describes it as space separated variables in the following order: font family (Arial, Mono, Sans, etc.); style options such Bold, Italic, Underscore, etc.; and the last the size. Pango is the layout engine used.

You can look at all the entries and modify what you like, example:

font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1
font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 10
font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono, Terminus Bold Semi-Condensed 11
font pango:Terminus 11px

Source:

timlyo
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Braiam
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Gtk programs will use gtk settings. If all fonts everywhere are too small you can work around it by changing display settings, e.g., what I do with my htpc and telly is to set dpi value. Setting them via gnome control center or whatever should work if you start gnome-settings-daemon in ~/.i3/config, otherwise, settings are in like ~/.gtkrc-2.0 and ~/.config/gtk-3.0.

Flammie Pirinen
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There is an option to increase the font size in settings Firefox or a google Chome settings if you are specifically looking to increase font size while browsing

If you want to increase the font size in there is an option to increase the font size in i3 configuration file

/home/username/.config/i3/config

# Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font
# is used in the bar {} block below.
font pango:monospace 8

here you can change the font size to 12 default it 8, and test it by applying the configuration changes by pressing the keys

$mod+Shift+r

Suresh Saragadam
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