Dr. Nikolaus Klepp composed on 2022-11-22 20:01 (UTC+0100):
#!/bin/sh DPI=$(xrdb -get Xft.dpi) echo "Xft.dpi:300" | xrdb -override - galculator & sleep 1 echo "Xft.dpi:$DPI" | xrdb -override -
The following produces a usage message from xrdb, but does produce a larger KCalc: #!/bin/sh DPI=$(xrdb -get Xft.dpi) echo "Xft.dpi:220" | xrdb -override - /opt/trinity/bin/kcalc & sleep 1 echo "Xft.dpi:$DPI" | xrdb -override -
## existing environment $ xrdb -query | grep dpi Xft.dpi: $ xdpyinfo | egrep 'dimen|ution' dimensions: 1920x1200 pixels (406x254 millimeters) resolution: 120x120 dots per inch