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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Tue, 29 Apr 2014 00:31:35 +0000How do I arbitrarily zoom in i3?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3723/how-do-i-arbitrarily-zoom-in-i3/If I'm giving a presentation, it might be nice to be able to zoom on any part of the screen. I found the `xzoom` tool but it's a far cry below zooming tools in other windowing systems (it runs in a separate window, and doesn't "fix/interpolate" the resolution - creating blocky graphics). Is there something that zooms the whole screen?Wed, 23 Apr 2014 15:27:44 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3723/how-do-i-arbitrarily-zoom-in-i3/Answer by hefsdsd for If I'm giving a presentation, it might be nice to be able to zoom on any part of the screen. I found the <code>xzoom</code> tool but it's a far cry below zooming tools in other windowing systems (it runs in a separate window, and doesn't "fix/interpolate" the resolution - creating blocky graphics). Is there something that zooms the whole screen? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3723/how-do-i-arbitrarily-zoom-in-i3/?answer=3738#post-id-3738gwsfeddfcgdsfdcfdfdsfSat, 26 Apr 2014 19:48:50 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3723/how-do-i-arbitrarily-zoom-in-i3/?answer=3738#post-id-3738Answer by KJ44 for If I'm giving a presentation, it might be nice to be able to zoom on any part of the screen. I found the <code>xzoom</code> tool but it's a far cry below zooming tools in other windowing systems (it runs in a separate window, and doesn't "fix/interpolate" the resolution - creating blocky graphics). Is there something that zooms the whole screen? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3723/how-do-i-arbitrarily-zoom-in-i3/?answer=3733#post-id-3733You could export your presentation as PDF, use Google Chrome in fullscreen mode to render, and use Chrome's zoom feature.Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:02:15 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3723/how-do-i-arbitrarily-zoom-in-i3/?answer=3733#post-id-3733Comment by KJ44 for You could export your presentation as PDF, use Google Chrome in fullscreen mode to render, and use Chrome's zoom feature. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3723/how-do-i-arbitrarily-zoom-in-i3/?comment=3741#comment-3741My i3wm desktop runs under Virtualbox so I can't try this, but it might provide some insights: http://askubuntu.com/questions/379123/can-i-zoom-out-windows-or-scale-the-whole-desktopMon, 28 Apr 2014 09:47:43 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3723/how-do-i-arbitrarily-zoom-in-i3/?comment=3741#comment-3741Comment by platz for You could export your presentation as PDF, use Google Chrome in fullscreen mode to render, and use Chrome's zoom feature. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3723/how-do-i-arbitrarily-zoom-in-i3/?comment=3743#comment-3743That might actually be a workable option! Thanks.Tue, 29 Apr 2014 00:31:35 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3723/how-do-i-arbitrarily-zoom-in-i3/?comment=3743#comment-3743Comment by platz for You could export your presentation as PDF, use Google Chrome in fullscreen mode to render, and use Chrome's zoom feature. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3723/how-do-i-arbitrarily-zoom-in-i3/?comment=3736#comment-3736This is true; I think I had in mind a use case that involved more interactive content, such as a demo, however.Fri, 25 Apr 2014 21:37:38 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3723/how-do-i-arbitrarily-zoom-in-i3/?comment=3736#comment-3736Answer by morgan_greywolf for If I'm giving a presentation, it might be nice to be able to zoom on any part of the screen. I found the <code>xzoom</code> tool but it's a far cry below zooming tools in other windowing systems (it runs in a separate window, and doesn't "fix/interpolate" the resolution - creating blocky graphics). Is there something that zooms the whole screen? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3723/how-do-i-arbitrarily-zoom-in-i3/?answer=3732#post-id-3732You could use kmag from KDE. It also runs in a separate window, but will magnify what's under your mouse cursor. IMHO, this is more useful in a tiled window environment that the magnifier that's built into Gnome/Unity. Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:51:21 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3723/how-do-i-arbitrarily-zoom-in-i3/?answer=3732#post-id-3732