From that link, it looks like you can add settings/small scripts inside the ~/.wishrc and/or ~/.tclkitrc files in your home folder. I assume setting the dpi there will affect tcl/tk apps like pd…

The relevant info that caught my attention is:

MGS - The tk scaling value should be set to its correct value as early as possible. I do this in my ~/.wishrc file as follows:
   tk scaling -displayof . [expr {101.6 / 72.0}]
I know my monitor is 101.6 DPI by measuring with a ruler and dividing into the screen resolution.

Seems like if you know your screen’s dpi, you can manually try setting the scaling amount you will need. At least worth a try.

I’m only assuming all of this by quickly doing a google search and finding that page. it may or may not work and is indeed an issue with tk’s implementation on your OS. I’m running Pd vanilla on a High PDI screen on OSX but Apple has added automatic app screen scaling in OSX.

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On Apr 17, 2016, at 11:33 AM, Martin Dupras <martindupras@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks Dan,

I understand the theory, but I have to confess that I don't understand
the information in the link. COuld you elaborate on how one would use
this information to increase the font size? I must confess that I have
zero experience programming tcl or tk.

- martin


On 11 April 2016 at 08:41, Dan Wilcox <danomatika@gmail.com> wrote:
Looks like you could set the tk scaling in a .wishrc file:
http://wiki.tcl.tk/8484 (Press Show Discussion)

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Dan Wilcox
@danomatika
danomatika.com
robotcowboy.com

On Apr 10, 2016, at 11:08 PM, pd-list-request@lists.iem.at wrote:

From: Csaba Láng <langcsaba@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PD] Menu fonts much too small on 4k screen
Date: April 10, 2016 at 6:13:59 AM MDT
To: "pd-list@lists.iem.at" <pd-list@lists.iem.at>


ctrl+T is a good option to adjust the font size of the objects to your
needs.
About the menu, no idea yet.

Best:

Popesz

On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 11:09 AM, Martin Dupras <martindupras@gmail.com>
wrote:

Hi,

I just acquired a new laptop with a 4K (3840x2160) screen, and am
running Fedora Linux with PlanetCCRMA on it.

Everything works fine, pretty much, but everything in PD is just too
small. The menus are difficult to read. Objects are also so small that
it makes it difficult to hone in on the outlets of objects.

Is there some setting that can set at launch to make those things bigger?

Many thanks!

- martin

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