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How do I arbitrarily zoom in i3? [closed]

asked 2014-04-23 15:27:44 +0000

platz
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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?

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answered 2014-04-25 14:51:21 +0000

morgan_greywolf
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You 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.

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answered 2014-04-25 15:02:15 +0000

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You could export your presentation as PDF, use Google Chrome in fullscreen mode to render, and use Chrome's zoom feature.

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This is true; I think I had in mind a use case that involved more interactive content, such as a demo, however.

platz ( 2014-04-25 21:37:38 +0000 )edit

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My 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-desktop

KJ44 ( 2014-04-28 09:47:43 +0000 )edit

That might actually be a workable option! Thanks.

platz ( 2014-04-29 00:31:35 +0000 )edit

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