BEFORE starting up the desktop, the resolution can be lowered to make everything bigger from Chromebook Settings: Device > Displays > Display size Start up the desktop. To quickly restart the desktop for trying out a new display size: killall Xephyr;gol If the desktop has startup issues after adjusting the display size, reboot Linux. Majority of the fonts can be adjusted from Menu > Preferences > Customize Look and Feel: Widget tab Window Border Tab (Title Bar & Misc. sub tabs) Make sure to click the Apply button to apply any changes. Desktop Font: Right click desktop background > select Desktop Preferences > Appearance tab Taskbar Font: Right click bottom taskbar > select Panel Settings > Appearance tab Desktop Icon Size: Menu > System Tools > File Manager PCManFM > View menu > Zoom In/Zoom Out To enlarge the desktop with sommelier (this has been an ongoing area of research). We've tried hundreds of combinations, don't hesitate to experiment. 0.5 doubles the screen size, 2 is half size, decimals can be used (ex. --scale=0.671): sommelier -X --scale=0.5 Xephyr -br -fullscreen -resizeable :20 & sleep 5 DISPLAY=:20 startlxde & Reboot Linux and startup the desktop again for the scale to take affect. For reference this is the unmodified version of the go script: Xephyr -br -fullscreen -resizeable :20 & sleep 5 DISPLAY=:20 startlxde & For a sommelier quick reference from a terminal: sommelier --help Sommelier Documentation: chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/platform2/+/HEAD/vm_tools/sommelier/ I have a video that goes into detail on Sommelier: ruclips.net/video/2Rpnudnjc1g/видео.html Questions are welcome and encouraged. Due to the design of RUclips's comment section, posting questions under the pinned comment or under another user's comment makes it difficult for me to find and answer questions. Please do not post your questions under the pinned comment or under other user's questions. Please create a new comment.
BEFORE starting up the desktop, the resolution can be lowered to make everything bigger from Chromebook Settings:
Device > Displays > Display size
Start up the desktop.
To quickly restart the desktop for trying out a new display size:
killall Xephyr;gol
If the desktop has startup issues after adjusting the display size, reboot Linux.
Majority of the fonts can be adjusted from Menu > Preferences > Customize Look and Feel:
Widget tab
Window Border Tab (Title Bar & Misc. sub tabs)
Make sure to click the Apply button to apply any changes.
Desktop Font:
Right click desktop background > select Desktop Preferences > Appearance tab
Taskbar Font:
Right click bottom taskbar > select Panel Settings > Appearance tab
Desktop Icon Size:
Menu > System Tools > File Manager PCManFM > View menu > Zoom In/Zoom Out
To enlarge the desktop with sommelier (this has been an ongoing area of research). We've tried hundreds of combinations, don't hesitate to experiment. 0.5 doubles the screen size, 2 is half size, decimals can be used (ex. --scale=0.671):
sommelier -X --scale=0.5 Xephyr -br -fullscreen -resizeable :20 &
sleep 5
DISPLAY=:20 startlxde &
Reboot Linux and startup the desktop again for the scale to take affect.
For reference this is the unmodified version of the go script:
Xephyr -br -fullscreen -resizeable :20 &
sleep 5
DISPLAY=:20 startlxde &
For a sommelier quick reference from a terminal:
sommelier --help
Sommelier Documentation:
chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/platform2/+/HEAD/vm_tools/sommelier/
I have a video that goes into detail on Sommelier:
ruclips.net/video/2Rpnudnjc1g/видео.html
Questions are welcome and encouraged. Due to the design of RUclips's comment section, posting questions under the pinned comment or under another user's comment makes it difficult for me to find and answer questions. Please do not post your questions under the pinned comment or under other user's questions. Please create a new comment.
cool vid