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Wed, 11 Dec 2013 17:29:04 +0000

Using quickswitch.py 2.0 with i3 and dmenu, it works just fine but the font is tiny. Any way to enlarge it?

Answer by joepd for
Using quickswitch.py 2.0 with i3 and dmenu, it works just fine but the font is tiny. Any way to enlarge it?

Wed, 11 Dec 2013 20:32:59 +0000

You need to tell `dmenu` which font to use, which goes with the `-fn`-switch. dmenu normally accepts only the core X fonts. There is a patch that allows you to Xft-fonts, but you might need to apply the patch yourself and compile dmenu. If you are not having Xft support, this is what the result could look like: echo 'test1\ntest2' | dmenu -fn '-*-terminus-*-*-*-*-22-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' The most easy way to get such a funny font string is by using `xfontsel`. I have not toyed with quickswitch.py myself, but from a first glance, you should add the `-fn ` in the `default` part of the following line: parser.add_argument('-d', '--dmenu', default='dmenu -b -i -l 20', help='dmenu command, executed within a shell')

Comment by oldos2er for

You need to tell dmenu which font to use, which goes with the -fn-switch. dmenu normally accepts only the core X fonts. There is a patch that allows you to Xft-fonts, but you might need to apply the patch yourself and compile dmenu.

If you are not having Xft support, this is what the result could look like:

echo 'test1\ntest2' | dmenu -fn '-*-terminus-*-*-*-*-22-*-*-*-*-*-*-*'

The most easy way to get such a funny font string is by using xfontsel.

I have not toyed with quickswitch.py myself, but from a first glance, you should add the -fn <funny string> in the default part of the following line:

parser.add_argument('-d', '--dmenu', default='dmenu -b -i -l 20', help='dmenu command, executed within a shell')

Wed, 11 Dec 2013 22:40:09 +0000

I'd upvote you, joepd, but it seems I don't have enough karma.

Comment by oldos2er for

If you are not having Xft support, this is what the result could look like:

echo 'test1\ntest2' | dmenu -fn '-*-terminus-*-*-*-*-22-*-*-*-*-*-*-*'

The most easy way to get such a funny font string is by using xfontsel.

I have not toyed with quickswitch.py myself, but from a first glance, you should add the -fn <funny string> in the default part of the following line:

parser.add_argument('-d', '--dmenu', default='dmenu -b -i -l 20', help='dmenu command, executed within a shell')

Wed, 11 Dec 2013 20:41:08 +0000

Thank you, I will give that a try. I did change the dmenu font not long after I first began using i3, but I don't remember now how I did it. quickswitcher.py is not using the same font.

Answer by oldos2er for
Using quickswitch.py 2.0 with i3 and dmenu, it works just fine but the font is tiny. Any way to enlarge it?

Wed, 11 Dec 2013 21:50:29 +0000

I got it to work. For the record, I changed the line parser.add_argument('-d', '--dmenu', default='dmenu -b -i -l 20', help='dmenu command, executed within a shell') to parser.add_argument('-d', '--dmenu', default='dmenu -b -i -l 20 -fn -*-terminus-*-*-*-*-20-*-*-*-*-*-*-*', help='dmenu command, executed within a shell') Thanks for your help!

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Quickswitch.py font is tiny

Answer by joepd for Using quickswitch.py 2.0 with i3 and dmenu, it works just fine but the font is tiny. Any way to enlarge it?

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Using quickswitch.py 2.0 with i3 and dmenu, it works just fine but the font is tiny. Any way to enlarge it?

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Using quickswitch.py 2.0 with i3 and dmenu, it works just fine but the font is tiny. Any way to enlarge it?