Jerry fixed his problem using my help. My comment on the Wiki documentation is that it is pretty complete, but probably (like much documentation) written by programmers: The info is there, but there needs to be an understanding of how Linux works. I guess Jerry is possibly a recent convert to Linux (Perhaps a M$ W10 refugee!), so is possibly finding difficulties navigating the Linux system. In my opinion, I feel there is a need to give these users a hand until they become competent on Linux. So, I am not criticising, but I would be happy to proof read any documentation changes, if it helps. I am only a user, but happy to offer my help f required. One thing I have found is when one proof reads documentation, one increases knowledge.
regards, Doug On Thu, 08 Jan 2026 03:12:39 +0000 "David T. via gnucash-user" <[email protected]> wrote: > For the record (and for Jerry if he chooses to dig further into this specific > solution after changing the desktop settings) : settings.ini does not exist > automatically, and users may actually have to create this file from scratch > using a text editor. > > > > > Further, I think the wiki page on the subject is pretty complete in its > guidance. If anything, it's over the top in its coverage! So, there's no real > need to go to Google. Increasing the font via the settings file is covered in > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/GTK3#Via_settings.ini -- and there is a wealth > of information about other changes a user can make a well. > > > > > > > > > Hi, fellow Linux user (PCLinuxOS here: Love it!) > > First, enable view of hidden files in file browser ie the .xxx files. > > Then there are 2 ways to sort this: Globally for everything: in which case > > you can change the global desktop fonts (I use Mate, & font is changed by > > System Preferences>Appearance>Fonts, then set as desired. Other > > Desktop managers are handled in a similar way. > > If you only wish to change font in Gnucash: You can follow the instructions > in the Gnucash Wiki: > > (extract) > > Via settings.ini > > Create if necessary and add the following line to > GTK_CONFIG_HOME/settings.ini: > > > > > [Settings] > > gtk-font-name=Arial 14 > > (end) > > in my case the file was in (HOME)/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini > > nb: I use Midnight Commander to look & edit these types of jobs. I actually > used font size 16. > > Gnucash recently changed to gtk 3.0, & you will need to look for the config > file. > > I found all this info by Googling, so I feel it is important to try a bit > of Googling first! > > It seems the Linux community is a bit behind updating the tools to change > screen Scaling particularly > > with huge high definition displays. It will happen but until then one needs > to adapt. > > Please! Don´t give up! There are people here to help, but also one needs to > help themselves (Google is yr friend too). > > The developers of Gnucash, & Linux developers generally are fantastic! > Please do not go back to the dark side (TIC)! > > > > > On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 10:55:04 -0600 > > "Jerry Criswell (JC)" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gnucash-user mailing list > > [email protected] > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
