System wide font size

[Sp1ke]

Is there any way to make the current system wide fonts bigger?
I know about replacing with the android fonts, but still, they are the same size. A couple of points bigger would facilitate reading most menus, options, email, etc on the N900.

[thelushlife]

i'd second a vote to increase font size system wide. i like bigger fonts they go easier on my eyes.

[Grant]

edit /usr/share/themes/YOURTHEME/gtk-2.0/gtkrc

Look for the sections called "Font Definitions" and "new fonts for fremantle". Just bump up the font size a little in those two sections, save the file and reboot. I'm using the default fonts and increased the size by 2 for all fonts. It is an improvement in readability, but you will notice a few spots where the fonts are a little too large for their particular UI element (FMTX widget, the date on some menu items), but it's worth it.

[BlueVex]

hmm i've been wondering how i can change the size of the clock font and the menu... i already changed all font sizes in theme.xml and gtkrc or did i miss something?

[Sp1ke]

Thanks very much for this. It works great. I just bumped up the size by one or two on any font size under 20. Would be nice to have an app that can tweak these values.

[agentsmith]

Can some one explain step by step how to do this? I tried to cp this file to modify it and it said ommiting directories?

[psrkn]

On the same topic of the font size, I would like to change just the font size of the browser (microb) to closely to the true type on window version. What do I have to change, please help?

[psrkn]

On the same topic of the font size, I would like to change just the font size of the browser (microb) to closely to the true type on window version. What do I have to change, please help?

Could anyone help me on this topic? Thanks

[sorodoros]

[QUOTE=Grant;541598]edit /usr/share/themes/YOURTHEME/gtk-2.0/gtkrcQUOTE]

What text editor do you suggest (most stable)?

[Grant]

I use leafpad when editing files from xterm.

[JeanMarc]

Hi,

there is any program that can do that without edit the file manually ?

[blwthompson]

i want to make the font size smaller hehehhehe

[BongC36]

I use leafpad when editing files from xterm.

Hello, thank you for the info above, it is very useful. However, when I tried to save the edited gtkrc file there is an error message that says "can't open file to write". I am not currently using the theme I am editing. Please help, thanks