kimusan / gpd-pocket-dpi-toggle

simple script to toggle between high and lower dpi in linux using xrendr. Perfect to use in a panel launcher or similar

GPD Pocket DPI Toggle Script

This is a simple script to toggle between high and lower dpi in linux using xrandr or xfconf-query (in XFCE4). Perfect to use in a panel launcher or similar. The script was originally made to be used in the small GPD Pocket computers when running linux (hence the name).

It is however not using any special features of that computer, so

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installation

Installation is easy:

 ./install.sh -e|--engine [xrandr|xfce] -c | --color [black|white]

possible arguments:
  -e | --engine [xfce|xrandr] sets the "engine" to use in the launcher (default: xfce)
  -c | --color  [black|white] sets the icon color for the launcer (default: black)

This will install the command as gpd-toggle-dpi in /usr/bin, add icons to /usr/share/pixmaps and created a menu item "Toggle DPI ('engine')" for the script.

Example:

 ./install.sh --engine xfce -c white

This will install the script and create the app launcher that uses xfconf-query. The icon is set to the white version.

NOTE: the script will ask for you sudo password when running, so make sure you remember this.

Usage:

The script is available as gpd-toggle-dpi. It requires one argument to set which method you want to use - xrandr or xfce (xfconf-query)

Example: ´´´bash gpd-toggle-dpi xfce ´´´

Run it again to toggle back.

Enjoy!

Credits:

• Script is made by Kim Schulz [email protected] / github.com/kimusan / schulz.kim
• Icons are made by Freepik from Flaticon and they are licensed by CC 3.0 BY