mention setting QT_FONT_DPI in README file since it has no effect in the binary

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Axel Kohlmeyer
2023-07-30 11:50:00 -04:00
parent ac9163447c
commit 080d868e40
2 changed files with 11 additions and 3 deletions

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@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ these steps:
open ~/.zprofile open ~/.zprofile
This will open a text editor for modifying the .zprofile file in your home This will open a text editor for modifying the .zprofile file in your home
directory. directory.
3. Add the following lines to the end of the file, save it, and close the editor 3. Add the following lines to the end of the file, save it, and close the editor
@ -50,7 +50,16 @@ these steps:
lammps-gui ${LAMMPS_BENCH_DIR}/in.rhodo lammps-gui ${LAMMPS_BENCH_DIR}/in.rhodo
7. Allow the excutables (lmp, lammps-gui, msi2lmp, binary2txt, phana, stl_bin2txt) Depending on the size and resolution of your screen, the fonts may
be too small to read. This can be adjusted by setting the environment
variable QT_FONT_DPI. The default value would be 72, so to increase
the fonts by a third one can add to the .zprofile file the line
export QT_FONT_DPI=96
and reload as shown above.
7. Give permission to execute the commands (lmp, lammps-gui, msi2lmp, binary2txt, phana, stl_bin2txt)
MacOS will likely block the initial run of the executables, since they MacOS will likely block the initial run of the executables, since they
were downloaded from the internet and are missing a known signature from an were downloaded from the internet and are missing a known signature from an

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@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ LammpsGui::LammpsGui(QWidget *parent, const char *filename) :
setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/lammps-icon-128x128.png")); setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/lammps-icon-128x128.png"));
#if (__APPLE__) #if (__APPLE__)
QFont text_font("Menlo"); QFont text_font("Menlo");
setenv("QT_FONT_DPI", "96", 0);
#else #else
QFont text_font(":/Monospace.ttf"); QFont text_font(":/Monospace.ttf");
#endif #endif