From 44159eb3416d448d820946362286212216f4a575 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Axel=20Bu=C3=9F?= Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2020 15:39:51 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update faqlinux.md Added a question to change resolution in order to improve visibility on high-res displays. --- en/faq/faqlinux.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/en/faq/faqlinux.md b/en/faq/faqlinux.md index 2596022165..5db211d662 100644 --- a/en/faq/faqlinux.md +++ b/en/faq/faqlinux.md @@ -28,3 +28,7 @@ For Ubuntu you may also have a look at the [Ubuntu page on Java](https://help.ub As far as we know, JabRef is not yet running on these free JVMs, due of our dependencies. However, JabRef is reported to run nicely on the [IcedTea](http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/IcedTea) runtime, which is based on the [OpenJDK](http://openjdk.java.net/) built with [GNU Classpath](http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/) to fill in missing classes. Some issues have been encountered with the look and feel \(see issues [\#393](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/393) and [\#2003](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/2003)\). Please let us know if newer versions give different results. If you have an idea or the expertise to make JabRef work under Classpath, let us know. +## Everything looks too big or too small. How can I change it to to a more reasonable size? +In the background, JabRef uses [JavaFX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaFX). Applications using JavaFX can be scaled via```java -Dglass.gtk.uiScale=1.5 -jar .jar ```. If you have installed JabRef via a package manager, you probably don't have a .jar file but a binary file. In this case, you need to find your _JabRef.cfg_ in your installation folder (possibly located at /opt/JabRef/lib/app/JabRef.cfg) and add in the section _[JavaOptions]_ the line +```-Dglass.gtk.uiScale=1.5```. Then, restart JabRef. Try finding a value that is suitable for you. On high resolution displays, values around 1.5 seem to be reasonable. +