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Bug 833336 - dev-lang/tk: font size is unreadable on app using tk and user is using a HiDPI monitor
Summary: dev-lang/tk: font size is unreadable on app using tk and user is using a HiDP...
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal (vote)
Assignee: TCL/TK Project
URL: https://core.tcl-lang.org/tk/tktview/...
Whiteboard:
Keywords: PATCH
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2022-02-14 13:09 UTC by Randall
Modified: 2022-02-14 16:49 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Runtime testing required: ---


Attachments
Debian patch (font-sizes.diff,654 bytes, patch)
2022-02-14 13:11 UTC, Randall
Details | Diff

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Description Randall 2022-02-14 13:09:48 UTC
When using a app that's is using tk and user is utilizing a HiDPI monitor, the font becomes so small, it's unreadable.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Be on a systemd with a HiDPI monitor.
2. `emerge` git with gui
3. Open `git gui`
Actual Results:  
Git gui has produces a font, too small to read.

Expected Results:  
Git gui produces a resonable size font, to be able to read.

Fix has already been merged to upstream, per issue; however that version does no appear to availible in Gentoo, at present.

Offical Patch of merged commit can be seen at https://core.tcl-lang.org/tk/vpatch?from=4bcebd2cd5e660e7&to=b441746a6000540a

There is also patch is availible (attached) by Debian. https://sources.debian.org/patches/tk8.6/8.6.9-2/font-sizes.diff/

I tested the one by Debian, can can atest it fixes the issue.
Comment 1 Randall 2022-02-14 13:11:57 UTC
Created attachment 765070 [details, diff]
Debian patch