Change xfce4-settings:appearance (dpi scaling) options via terminal

Question

I want to set the dpi scaling in xfce4-settings:appearance via bash script, so that I can bind it to a key shortcut. In the official docs I can only find the method to change it via GUI. Is there a terminal command to set the dpi value?

Thanks for help! Basti

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 17 '18 at 11:35

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I think it's what you look for

xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Xft/DPI -s 100

You can take a look at man xfconf-query

answered Jun 17 '18 at 11:35

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That's exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!! – Sebastian Hoelzl Jun 17 '18 at 12:09
@SebastianHoelzl You are welcome. I recommend https://forum.xfce.org/index.php for questions specific to xfce. – ctac_ Jun 17 '18 at 12:16
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If the property doesn't already exist, `xfconf-query -c xsettings -n -t int -p "/Xft/DPI" -s 96` will create it. – David784 Nov 10 '21 at 02:24

Change xfce4-settings:appearance (dpi scaling) options via terminal

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