[GNC] help increasing size of font in GnuCash?

Peter West lists at pbw.id.au
Fri Aug 14 23:59:14 EDT 2020


Oops,

Looks as though it’s now gtk4.

If so, substitute gtk-4.0 for all occurrences of gtk-3.0, if this is consistent. Someone else will tell you the correct folder name for Gnucash 4.

Peter
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> On 15 Aug 2020, at 1:56 pm, Peter West <lists at pbw.id.au> wrote:
> 
> Marilyn,
> 
> You’re on a recent Mac, so don’t worry about line endings. They should default to unix endings (that is a LineFeed only).
> 
> Your .css configuration will go into a subdirectory of your home directory, which is, say /Users/marilyn, but whatever your actual home directory is.
> 
> Here’s a diagram. You need the GTK_DTA_HOME folder.
> 
> https://lists.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Diagrams_-_MacOS <https://lists.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Diagrams_-_MacOS>
> 
> 
> 1. Open a new Finder window. Your home diectory (say Marilyn) will probably be at the top of your Favourites. In that window, press Shift-Command-.
> (period or full-stop) simultaneously. You should see a number of files with names starting with . (dot). These are called dotfiles or hidden files. Scroll through them. Do you have a .local folder? If so, open it up. Do you have a folder called ‘share'? If so, go to 4. If not, go to 3.
> 
> 2. If not create a new folder (Shift-Cmd-N) and call it .local. You will be warned about creating a dotfile. Go ahead.
> 3. Open that folder (double click on .local), and create a new folder called share (all lower case.) 
>    Open ’share’ by double clicking. Create a new folder and call it gtk-3.0
> 	That’s where the .css file goes.
> 
> 4. Double click on ’share’ to open it. Do you have a folder called gtk-3.0? If so, that’s where the .css file goes.
> 	Otherwise create a folder called gtk-3.0
> 
> Press Shift-Command-. again to remove dotfiles from the Finder display.
> 
> 
> Peter
> 
> 
>> On 15 Aug 2020, at 9:58 am, Marilyn Graves Kimple via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
>> 
>> You guys lost me at GTK. I am definitely out of my league here.*********I can certainly create a .css file but where do I put it? It sounds like there is supposed to be one somewhere.
>> **********I am running GnuCash 4.1 on MacOSX 10.14.6. There is no GnuCash folder in my HOME/Library/Application Support. I looked at the package contents for the .app but I don't think that is what I am supposed to mess with.********I have never done any Linux/Unix and know nothing about special line endings.
>> 
>> Thanks,mgk
>>   On Friday, August 14, 2020, 07:21:31 PM EDT, gnucash-user-request at gnucash.org <gnucash-user-request at gnucash.org> wrote:  
>> Message: 9
>> Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 22:52:53 +0000 (UTC)
>> From: Marilyn Graves Kimple <mgkimple at yahoo.com>
>> To: "GTI .H" <gti9070h at gmail.com>
>> Thanks. This looks pretty scary but I will study on it. I used to code HTML/CSS and I vaguely remember doing some DOS. I am a Mac person and don't remember the last time I used the Console.
>> Best regards,mgk
>> 
>>    On Friday, August 14, 2020, 10:53:35 AM EDT, GTI .H <gti9070h at gmail.com> wrote:  
>> 
>> Here's how to do it:
>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/GTK3#Visual_Styling
>> 
>> 
>> Is there a way to customize the font size in GnuCash? I do not have an easy time reading screens and I also have arthritis in my hands, which means I need a bigger target for my cursor. I looked at the documentation and all I could find was a style sheet for reports. My built-in Mac tricks for screen reading (control+, track pad motions) do not work with GnuCash.
>> Thanks--?Marilyn Graves Kimple
>> 
>> 
>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 10
>> Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 17:57:54 -0500 (CDT)
>> From: Jimmy R <mikromalaka at yahoo.com>
>> 
>> This will get you there fast
>> 
>> gtk.css
>> 
>> /* Application wide font setting */
>> * {
>>  font: 16px arial;
>> }
>> 
>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 11
>> Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 18:19:43 -0500
>> From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
>> 
>> Subject: Re: [GNC] help increasing size of font in GnuCash?
>> No console work necessary. Not sure what OS you are on, but just use 
>> your favorite text editor, but be sure to use Linux/Unix line endings. 
>> (some versions of Notepad I think use Windows endings) And of course 
>> save in plain text, not rich text or anything formatted.
>> 
>> Create a file called gtk-3.0.css containing at the least:
>> 
>> * {
>>  font-size: 16px;
>> }
>> 
>> This will of course affect every single text element of the UI, like a 
>> magnifying glass.
>> 
>> Since you know CSS, you know you can play with the 16 and the px unit. 
>> (not all Web CSS is recognizable in GTK, but much of it is)
>> 
>> That wiki page goes into more detail about where to save the file, and 
>> what else you can put in it. (to target certain parts of the UI rather 
>> than using the "*" sledgehammer.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Adrien
>> 
>> 
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