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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, 07 Apr 2015 14:21:58 +0000Any ideas how to change the font size for a urxvt terminal opened on a specific display or workspace?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5725/any-ideas-how-to-change-the-font-size-for-a-urxvt-terminal-opened-on-a-specific-display-or-workspace/I would like to use a different font size in my terminal if it is opened on an external display. Is this possible somehow?Thu, 02 Apr 2015 13:06:33 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5725/any-ideas-how-to-change-the-font-size-for-a-urxvt-terminal-opened-on-a-specific-display-or-workspace/Answer by i3convert for I would like to use a different font size in my terminal if it is opened on an external display. Is this possible somehow? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5725/any-ideas-how-to-change-the-font-size-for-a-urxvt-terminal-opened-on-a-specific-display-or-workspace/?answer=5726#post-id-5726Solution sketch (assuming that urxvt is your terminal): 1. Create two copies of `.Xresources` with different font sizes. 2. Write a script that figures out which display you are on. To this end, you can process the output of `i3-msg -t get_workspaces`. 3. Write another script that first, based on the output of the previous script, executes `xrdb /path/.Xresources-with-specific-font-size` (which loads a specific configuration) and then runs `urxvt`. I hope you know how to write scripts (it's never too late to learn!). If not, I hope someone else fills out the gaps.Thu, 02 Apr 2015 14:32:32 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5725/any-ideas-how-to-change-the-font-size-for-a-urxvt-terminal-opened-on-a-specific-display-or-workspace/?answer=5726#post-id-5726Comment by g-eorge for Solution sketch (assuming that urxvt is your terminal): <ol> <li>Create two copies of <code>.Xresources</code> with different font sizes.</li> <li>Write a script that figures out which display you are on. To this end, you can process the output of <code>i3-msg -t get_workspaces</code>.</li> <li>Write another script that first, based on the output of the previous script, executes <code>xrdb /path/.Xresources-with-specific-font-size</code> (which loads a specific configuration) and then runs <code>urxvt</code>.</li> </ol> I hope you know how to write scripts (it's never too late to learn!). If not, I hope someone else fills out the gaps. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5725/any-ideas-how-to-change-the-font-size-for-a-urxvt-terminal-opened-on-a-specific-display-or-workspace/?comment=5746#comment-5746Great idea, I'll try that out. Thanks!Sat, 04 Apr 2015 11:32:44 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5725/any-ideas-how-to-change-the-font-size-for-a-urxvt-terminal-opened-on-a-specific-display-or-workspace/?comment=5746#comment-5746Answer by topernic for I would like to use a different font size in my terminal if it is opened on an external display. Is this possible somehow? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5725/any-ideas-how-to-change-the-font-size-for-a-urxvt-terminal-opened-on-a-specific-display-or-workspace/?answer=5731#post-id-5731Launch with options. See 'man urxvt' urxvt -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"Fri, 03 Apr 2015 20:03:14 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5725/any-ideas-how-to-change-the-font-size-for-a-urxvt-terminal-opened-on-a-specific-display-or-workspace/?answer=5731#post-id-5731Comment by g-eorge for Launch with options. See 'man urxvt' urxvt -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15" https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5725/any-ideas-how-to-change-the-font-size-for-a-urxvt-terminal-opened-on-a-specific-display-or-workspace/?comment=5745#comment-5745Thanks for the tip, I'll look into that.Sat, 04 Apr 2015 11:30:29 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5725/any-ideas-how-to-change-the-font-size-for-a-urxvt-terminal-opened-on-a-specific-display-or-workspace/?comment=5745#comment-5745Comment by i3convert for Launch with options. See 'man urxvt' urxvt -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15" https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5725/any-ideas-how-to-change-the-font-size-for-a-urxvt-terminal-opened-on-a-specific-display-or-workspace/?comment=5744#comment-5744Nice! I didn't know that there was a command line switch. He probably still needs an additional script to figure out what display he is on.Sat, 04 Apr 2015 01:42:20 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5725/any-ideas-how-to-change-the-font-size-for-a-urxvt-terminal-opened-on-a-specific-display-or-workspace/?comment=5744#comment-5744Answer by g-eorge for I would like to use a different font size in my terminal if it is opened on an external display. Is this possible somehow? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5725/any-ideas-how-to-change-the-font-size-for-a-urxvt-terminal-opened-on-a-specific-display-or-workspace/?answer=5750#post-id-5750Here's the solution I went with for my system which has a hidpi display on eDP1. It uses a combination of both previous answers, since I suspect that updating the Xresources would change settings for all displays, instead of just the current one (haven't tested that though). `term_for_display.sh` - a script to open a terminal differently on a particular display #!/bin/bash hidpi_display="eDP1" current_display=$(get_display.py) if [ "$current_display" != "$hidpi_display" ]; then urxvt -fn "xft:Terminus:pixelsize=18,style=Regular" else urxvt fi `get_display.py` - a script to find the name of the current display #!/usr/bin/env python import json from subprocess import check_output out = check_output(["i3-msg", "-t", "get_workspaces"]) workspaces = json.loads(out.decode("utf-8")) focused_workspace = filter(lambda x: x["focused"], workspaces) print(next(focused_workspace)["output"]) `.i3/config` - run the new script to open a terminal bindsym Mod1+Return exec --no-startup-id /path/to/term_for_display.shTue, 07 Apr 2015 14:21:02 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5725/any-ideas-how-to-change-the-font-size-for-a-urxvt-terminal-opened-on-a-specific-display-or-workspace/?answer=5750#post-id-5750Comment by g-eorge for Here's the solution I went with for my system which has a hidpi display on eDP1. It uses a combination of both previous answers, since I suspect that updating the Xresources would change settings for all displays, instead of just the current one (haven't tested that though). <code>term_for_display.sh</code> - a script to open a terminal differently on a particular display <pre><code>#!/bin/bash hidpi_display="eDP1" current_display=$(get_display.py) if [ "$current_display" != "$hidpi_display" ]; then urxvt -fn "xft:Terminus:pixelsize=18,style=Regular" else urxvt fi </code></pre> <code>get_display.py</code> - a script to find the name of the current display <pre><code>#!/usr/bin/env python import json from subprocess import check_output out = check_output(["i3-msg", "-t", "get_workspaces"]) workspaces = json.loads(out.decode("utf-8")) focused_workspace = filter(lambda x: x["focused"], workspaces) print(next(focused_workspace)["output"]) </code></pre> <code>.i3/config</code> - run the new script to open a terminal <pre><code>bindsym Mod1+Return exec --no-startup-id /path/to/term_for_display.sh </code></pre> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5725/any-ideas-how-to-change-the-font-size-for-a-urxvt-terminal-opened-on-a-specific-display-or-workspace/?comment=5751#comment-5751Thanks to previous posters. Sorry I don't have enough points to upvote or accept answers!Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:21:58 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5725/any-ideas-how-to-change-the-font-size-for-a-urxvt-terminal-opened-on-a-specific-display-or-workspace/?comment=5751#comment-5751