Anthony Campbell <me@privacy.net> wrote:

> Sorry, this is slighly OT I know, but I wonder if anyone here knows of a
> way to alter the default size of fonts in X? I am using 1600x1200 and
> some apps, e.g. xsane, have very small menus at this resolution. Of
> course I could use a lower resolution but I wonder if there is any way
> to increase the default size? xfs perhaps?

startx --dpi 100 (or whatever number works best)

see man startx for details.

cordially, as always,

rm