[GNC] How Do I Increase Font Size

[Doug]

Jerry fixed his problem using my help. My comment on the Wiki documentation is that it is pretty complete, but probably 
(like much documentation) written by programmers: The info is there, but there needs to be an understanding of how Linux 
works. I guess Jerry is possibly a recent convert to Linux (Perhaps a M$ W10 refugee!), so is possibly finding 
difficulties navigating the Linux system. In my opinion, I feel there is a need to give these users a hand until they 
become competent on Linux. 
 So, I am not criticising, but I would be happy to proof read any documentation changes, if it helps. I am only a user, 
but happy to offer my help f required. One thing I have found is when one proof reads documentation, one increases 
knowledge.

regards, Doug 


On Thu, 08 Jan 2026 03:12:39 +0000
"David T. via gnucash-user" <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:

> For the record (and for Jerry if he chooses to dig further into this specific solution after changing the desktop settings) : settings.ini does not exist automatically, and users may actually have to create this file from scratch using a text editor.  
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>  Further, I think the wiki page on the subject is pretty complete in its guidance. If anything, it's over the top in its coverage! So, there's no real need to go to Google. Increasing the font via the settings file is covered in https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/GTK3#Via_settings.ini -- and there is a wealth of information about other changes a user can make a well.  
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>  Hi, fellow Linux user (PCLinuxOS here: Love it!) 
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>  First, enable view of hidden files in file browser ie the .xxx files. 
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>   Then there are 2 ways to sort this: Globally for everything: in which case  
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>  you can change the global desktop fonts (I use Mate, & font is changed by  
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>  System Preferences>Appearance>Fonts, then set as desired. Other  
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>  Desktop managers are handled in a similar way. 
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>   If you only wish to change font in Gnucash: You can follow the instructions in the Gnucash Wiki: 
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>  Via settings.ini 
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>  Create if necessary and add the following line to GTK_CONFIG_HOME/settings.ini: 
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>  gtk-font-name=Arial 14 
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>  in my case the file was in (HOME)/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini 
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>  nb: I use Midnight Commander to look & edit these types of jobs. I actually used font size 16. 
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>  Gnucash recently changed to gtk 3.0, & you will need to look for the config file.  
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>   I found all this info by Googling, so I feel it is important to try a bit of Googling first!  
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>   It seems the Linux community is a bit behind updating the tools to change screen Scaling particularly  
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>  with huge high definition displays. It will happen but until then one needs to adapt. 
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>   Please! Don´t give up! There are people here to help, but also one needs to help themselves (Google is yr friend too).  
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>  The developers of Gnucash, & Linux developers generally are fantastic! Please do not go back to the dark side (TIC)! 
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>  On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 10:55:04 -0600 
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>  "Jerry Criswell (JC)" <jcriswell58 at gmail.com> wrote: 
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