On 26/11/25 at 12:48pm, zuix wrote:
> Both `dwm` and `dmenu` render font(s) at incorrect sizes. I've not modified anything related to fonts on my system (no fontconfig edits related to font size). I'm using >96 Xft.dpi in Xresources. The font(s) appear bigger than the specified 10.5pt size (compared with font rendering on `st`, which renders correctly, at the same size).
>
Hi friend,
Both dwm and dmenu render fonts at the correct size for me using various
methods to set the font size. If you could share how you are setting
font size I may be able to help you get the sizing correct. The
standards that usually work for me are as follows: setting font face
with predefined size ("Terminus:size=12") or I'm not actually sure what
this method is called but it also works for me
("-*-terminus-medium-r-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*") and inside of config file
that would be setting *fonts[] or dmenufonts[]. I hope this helps and if
you still need extra help I could try testing the specific size and font
face you are using.
Best,
ovah
Received on Wed Nov 26 2025 - 19:37:19 CET