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Ubuntu 14.04 - Fake a higher resolution

rated 0 times [ 6] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 3305 / 2 Years ago, tue, november 1, 2022, 7:24:26

Is there a way to make 1366x768 look more like 1440x810? I remember reading about a way to do it on Windows, but I don't know if it can be replicated on Ubuntu.

EDIT: This is my xrandr output,

Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1366 x 768, maximum 16384 x 16384

DisplayPort-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

VGA-0 connected primary 1366x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 410mm x 230mm

   1366x768       59.8*+

   1280x1024      60.0  

   1280x720       60.0  

   1024x768       60.0  

   800x600        60.3  

   640x480        60.0  

   720x400        70.1  

DVI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

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answered 2 Years ago fotres · Accepted Answer

Yes. You can find an explanation in this link

Basically, you have to type in your terminal:

xrandr --output Monitor_Name --mode 1366x768 --scale scale_factor1xscale_factor2 --panning 1440z810

Note, however, that your scale factor is

1440/1366 = 1.054172767.

810/768= 1.0546875

As you note, both the width and height isn't a good number. The rescaling may look weird. It would be good for you to find a resolution where you have a "better" number to scale.

For example: 1024 to 1536 has a scale factor of 1.50.

Give it a try.

If the fonts looks too small, you can use Unity Tweak Tool to scale just them.

Type

xrandr

in your terminal to get your monitor name (probably it's LVDS1 or something like that). It also say the maximum resolution you can set there.