>>>> I'm getting strange results from xdpyinfo. I always get 96x96 DPI and >>>> the screen size changes along with the resolution. When I run 'xrandr >>>> --dpi 200x200' and check xdpyinfo, it reports correctly. But if I log >>>> out and back in to xfce4 without doing anything else, it gives me >>>> 96x96 again. >>> >>> >>> >>> XFCE is probably forcing 96DPI by default. This is usually done by >>> desktop >>> environments that don't support DPI scaling very well. I just found this >>> (sort of flame-war-ish) thread: >>> >>> https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=7734 >>> >>> and indeed XFCE doesn't seem to have very good support for this. Maybe >>> you >>> can find some of the settings listed there useful though. >>> >>> Other than that, if you want working DPI scaling, you'll have much better >>> luck with KDE 5 / Plasma. >> >> >> Won't I freak out if I'm an xfce4 guy and I try to switch to KDE? Is >> there a better choice for HiDPI migration for people who like xfce4? > > > You could try LXQt, which is the upcoming replacement for LXDE. It's > Qt-based, so DPI scaling *should* work well (no guarantees, didn't try it > myself yet.) And its desktop philosophy is more similar to XFCE, meaning > minimalist, non-bloated UIs. > > Anyway, if I were you, I'd just try all of them using live-CDs/USBs from > various distros, and see what works best. LXDE, LXQt, Gnome, KDE, Budgie, > those seem to be the main ones right now.
Great tips, thank you Nikos. - Grant
