Make the desktop readable for this couch potato :)

J.Beau

Pi Model 3 running 4.1. Image downloaded from here. Installed Pixel with RetroPie Setup (raspbian tools).

I have a small full HD tv. EmulationStation and Kodi are perfectly readable from a distance, but the icons and text on the pixel desktop are too small. How can I scale things so they appear bigger on screen or adjust the resolution? I had no luck using xrandr. Maybe another window manager? I don't want to change the settings in the config.txt, just for the desktop. Who can help me out?

herb_fargus

@J.Beau more of a raspberry pi question than a retropie question, a couple seconds on Google yielded this result:

https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=166682&p=1073374

edmaul69

@J.Beau did you install retropie first or pixel? I want to install pixel on top of my retropie but i can only find one google entry of someone having several things do not work right in pixel if you do it this way from retropie setup.

herb_fargus

@edmaul69 that's because it needs gvfs as a dependency

edmaul69

@herb_fargus so can i install that and then pixel and be good?

herb_fargus

@edmaul69 I believe so. Try it and see

edmaul69

@herb_fargus i moved from north carolina usa to colorado usa like 3200 miles away. My stuff arrives tomorrow so as soon as i get everything done moved and set up im going to try. Thank you for the help

J.Beau

@herb_fargus Thanks for the link, but that didn't work out. I guess I have to look for another window manager. I read XFCE and Enlightenment are light enough for the Pi and can be configured for HiDPI displays.

@edmaul69 said in Make the desktop readable for this couch potato :):

@J.Beau did you install retropie first or pixel?

RetroPie first.

Xyb0t

@edmaul69

Actually, i did this yesterday. It was quite easy, and it's very nice. I wrote a little about it here
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/8472/trying-to-get-the-raspbian-desktop-working

J.Beau

I installed Xfce. Scaled fonts, icons and cursor. Looks a bit odd, but it works. Emulationstation, kodi and the desktop are all accesible from the couch :)