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From: João Ribeiro (jribeiro_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Fri Dec 08 2017 - 08:47:09 CST

Dear Giacomo,
Dear Yanxiao,

I would like to point it out that it is possible to change the TkConcole
font size without recompile VMD (
http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/mailing_list/vmd-l/27486.html).
 syntax: tkcon font <type> <size>: tkcon font Courier 20

Best

João

On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 7:16 AM Giacomo Fiorin <giacomo.fiorin_at_gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello Han, VMD uses the FLTK library for rendering menus, buttons, and the
> other GUI elements. Unfortunately it looks like the font size is
> hard-coded and cannot be changed without recompilation. But if you're OK
> with recompiling VMD, you can try changing it:
> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/fltkgeneral/bA10njfviLM
>
> On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 5:58 PM, Yanxiao Han <hanyanxiao1_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Can somebody help me to increase the font of the vmd interface and the
>> TkConsole? I am using vmd 1.9.3 on fedora, and the current resolution of my
>> monitor is 3840×2160(16:9).
>>
>> It is too much pain to use those small font, I really hope you can help
>> me out. I checked some comand it nevet work.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Han
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Giacomo Fiorin
> Associate Professor of Research, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
> Contractor, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
> http://goo.gl/Q3TBQU
> https://github.com/giacomofiorin
> 

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