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From: Giacomo Fiorin (giacomo.fiorin_at_gmail.com)
Date: Fri Dec 08 2017 - 09:28:50 CST

Thanks for pointing it out: I rarely use TkConsole myself and run the
commands from the terminal instead (which is fully customizable). Do guys
at UIUC have any tricks to suggest for the menus?

On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 9:47 AM, João Ribeiro <jribeiro_at_ks.uiuc.edu> wrote:

> Dear Giacomo,
> Dear Yanxiao,
>
> I would like to point it out that it is possible to change the TkConcole
> font size without recompile VMD (http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/
> Research/vmd/mailing_list/vmd-l/27486.html).
> syntax: tkcon font <type> <size>: tkcon font Courier 20
>
> Best
>
> João
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 7:16 AM Giacomo Fiorin <giacomo.fiorin_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Han, VMD uses the FLTK library for rendering menus, buttons, and
>> the other GUI elements. Unfortunately it looks like the font size is
>> hard-coded and cannot be changed without recompilation. But if you're OK
>> with recompiling VMD, you can try changing it:
>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/fltkgeneral/bA10njfviLM
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 5:58 PM, Yanxiao Han <hanyanxiao1_at_gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Can somebody help me to increase the font of the vmd interface and the
>>> TkConsole? I am using vmd 1.9.3 on fedora, and the current resolution of my
>>> monitor is 3840×2160(16:9).
>>>
>>> It is too much pain to use those small font, I really hope you can help
>>> me out. I checked some comand it nevet work.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Han
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Giacomo Fiorin
>> Associate Professor of Research, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
>> Contractor, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
>> http://goo.gl/Q3TBQU
>> https://github.com/giacomofiorin
>>
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> João Vieira Ribeiro
> Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group
> Beckman Institute, University of Illinois
> jribeiro_at_ks.uiuc.edu
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> 

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Giacomo Fiorin
Associate Professor of Research, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Contractor, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
http://goo.gl/Q3TBQU
https://github.com/giacomofiorin