Manjaro KDE system UI is oversized

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As you can see in the photo i have only problem with system UI, Firefox has proper size but all kde system UI are oversized.

  • i have tried force dpi but if i do that system UI become fine but other software become small size.
  • my global scale is at 100%.

inxi -Fxxz

  • System:
    Kernel:     5.13.19-2-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.1.0 Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.22.5 tk: Qt 5.15.2wm: kwin_x11 dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
  • Machine:
    Type:     Laptop System: LENOVO product: 81SY v: Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-PG0 serial: Chassis: type: 10v: Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH-PG0 serial: Mobo: LENOVO model: LNVNB161216 v: SDK0Q55722 WIN serial: UEFI: LENOVO v: BHCN42WW date: 05/21/2021
  • Graphics:
    Device-1:     NVIDIA TU117M [GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile / Max-Q] vendor: Lenovo driver: nvidia v: 470.63.01bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1f91Device-2: Acer SunplusIT Integrated Camera type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-6:4 chip-ID: 5986:2113Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: loaded: nvidia resolution: 1920x1080~60Hzs-dpi: 143OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 470.63.01 direct render: Yes
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Somehow my response got deleted…
But, if this is a HiDPI related issue then please see:
https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php/KDE/en#HiDPI
Though I use a script that works better for me.
Be warned I have been informed it needs an update, but it is still what I use on my systems :woman_shrugging:

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  • when i run that file i am getting error

./hidpify.sh -i
Enter Your DPI: 120
find: ‘/home//.mozilla/firefox’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/home//.thunderbird/’: No such file or directory
Thats 120 DPI and a fractional value of 1.25
sudo: unrecognized option ‘–file’
usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -V
usage: sudo -v [-ABknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-u user]
usage: sudo -l [-ABknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-U user] [-u user] [command]
usage: sudo [-ABbEHknPS] [-C num] [-D directory] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-R directory] [-T timeout] [-u user]
[VAR=value] [-i|-s] []
usage: sudo -e [-ABknS] [-C num] [-D directory] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-R directory] [-T timeout] [-u user] file
…
[X11]
ServerArguments=-nolisten tcp -dpi 120
EnableHiDPI=true
usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -V
usage: sudo -v [-ABknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-u user]
usage: sudo -l [-ABknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-U user] [-u user] [command]
usage: sudo [-ABbEHknPS] [-C num] [-D directory] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-R directory] [-T timeout] [-u user]
[VAR=value] [-i|-s] []
usage: sudo -e [-ABknS] [-C num] [-D directory] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-R directory] [-T timeout] [-u user] file
…
sudo: unknown user sed
sudo: error initializing audit plugin sudoers_audit
sudo: unknown user printf
sudo: error initializing audit plugin sudoers_audit
usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -V
usage: sudo -v [-ABknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-u user]
usage: sudo -l [-ABknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-U user] [-u user] [command]
usage: sudo [-ABbEHknPS] [-C num] [-D directory] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-R directory] [-T timeout] [-u user]
[VAR=value] [-i|-s] []
usage: sudo -e [-ABknS] [-C num] [-D directory] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-R directory] [-T timeout] [-u user] file
…
sudo: unknown user sed
sudo: error initializing audit plugin sudoers_audit
sudo: unknown user printf
sudo: error initializing audit plugin sudoers_audit
Something went wrong! Yell at cscs!

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Hm. I will look closer when I have some time.
But I wonder if you either ran as root, or if you use zsh?
(I forgot zsh is default now - and this was writted/tested on bash. sorry)

Example, it could come from a line like this:

 sudo -H -u $YOU kwriteconfig5 --file /home/$YOU/.config/kcmfonts --group "General" --key "forceFontDPI" "$DPI" ;

…but that is obviously not sudo --file, but rather sudo -H -u $USERNAME kwriteconfig5 --file

(EDIT - can confirm still works on current Unstable Manjaro running bash)

In either case all it does is automate settings I would apply given the information you can find spread across the wiki(s). For more information this is a good place to start:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/HiDPI

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Thanks, i tried that and it works for me and now my all apps are fine.

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Sorry to ask for clarification, but did you run the script again using bash, or just find what you needed in the wiki? If you did it manually, it may be of assistance to other users if you detail your steps here. :innocent:

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  • first i see the scaling from KDE - Manjaro (which is 96 dpi)
  • I tried force font dpi from setting which i found from this is https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/HiDPI
  • i didn’t need hidpify.
    (When i said force dpi in post i was trying with wrong dpi and i found proper scaling for display from your link which was 96)
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Not in the KDE Plasma editions. But even then, it shouldn’t matter. The kernel will use whatever interpreter is specified at the hashbang line in the script. :wink:

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Offtopic but, it’s kind of a mixed situation, actually. The recent live ISOs (of Manjaro KDE) have bash as the default profile in konsole. But after installation, the default konsole profile has zsh as shell.

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Initially KDE fonts are too tiny for my eyes on a 1920x1080 laptop screen. Instead of scaling up here’s what I think works better:

  • Leave scaling on 100%
  • Force dpi to 96 if it’s not already
  • Increase all fonts one size larger
  • Firefox still renders tiny so I set zoom to 120%
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Yeah I double-checked and the shebang should be there and make it work…

But I dont deign to assume I know jack abaout zsh - the thing is unpredictable :crazy_face:

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