Run scaled

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run_scaled is a script that runs an X application scaled up through xpra. When old GUI programs that do not support their own scaling look too small on a HiDPI screen, it launches the program on a separate xpra server and displays the screen with a scaling factor applied. It repurposes xpra, a remote display tool, for local magnification.

Run an X application scaled via xpra. Useful on hidpi screens.

See also

• Linux:HighDPI