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Make windows smaller

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Currently everything on my laptop takes up too much screen real estate. I can make the launcher icons smaller, the font smaller, I can use ctl-(minus) to make the contents of my browser smaller, but I was wondering if there was a way to do this all at once. Some way to just tell X to multiply the number of pixels anything should take by .75.

If this is not possible, the main other thing I want to make smaller and have not been able to, is the top bar of any windows, the one with close/minimize/maximize buttons.

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answered 2 Years ago ippalogu · Accepted Answer

You cannot set a general scaling factor. You can however, make the font smaller for window titles, and it should make the title bar smaller. You can also make or use a different window manager theme with smaller or no title bars.

To change the font of the title bars, you can do this, in a terminal:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences titlebar-font "Font Name 10"

Just replace the "Font Name 10" with the font name and size you wish to use. To keep the Ubuntu font and make it smaller, you might want to try "Ubuntu 8" for example. Also, it's generally a good idea to step font sizes in multiples of 2 (6, 8, 10, 12), as they scale more evenly.