[arch-general] Setup of HiDPI with awesome wm

[tlux]

Hi, 

Thanks for your feedback. I didn't give a try to i3wm to be honest and I spent so 
much time tweaking my current Awesome config that I don't want to endeavour a 
new window manager's configuration. 

But maybe the outcome of your testing would make me change my mind :-)

On 19/06, nhasian at gmail.com wrote:
> I'll admit that I'm not familiar with awesome wm, but I just wanted to let
> you know that the new version of i3 that just hit Arch a few days ago now
> supports HiDPI displays.  I'm looking forward to trying it when the Lenovo
> Y50 w/HiDPI becomes available next month.
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 9:28 AM, tlux <tlux at ghelew.ch> wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > It's the first time I am requesting help through this distribution list. So
> > excuse me if I am in the wrong place.
> >
> > So, here is my point:
> > I have a lenovo T540p with a 3K screen display and, as
> > one could image, I have very small fonts and icons which are barelly
> > visible at
> > normal distance from the screen. I've manage to increase fonts size in  my
> > configurations files. However, from time to time I need to connect to a 19"
> > monitor(1280x1024) and the result is terrible (to say the least).
> >
> > Is there someone who is in the same situation? and what is your workaround?
> > Please note that I am using Awesome WM and thus cannot use the scaling
> > factor(Gnome 3) as described here:
> > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/HiDPI
> >
> > One option I thought of would be to create an udev rule that would detect
> > the monitor's connection and trigger a script that would make all the
> > necessary
> > connfiguration changes. What do you guys think?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >