xrandr for Windows

[gczark]

xrandr is a command line tool to manage your monitors (which is present in Ubuntu). The usual thing I do with xrandr is to shrink my entire screen to create more desktop space.

I have already read why it is impossible to implement this on Windows. Shrinking the monitor will cause pixels not to render properly, by saying that, this feature request will be substantially closed.

I'm looking at the brighter side. Who knows, maybe at a certain degree of scaling, ClearType, anti-aliasing or other tweaks may fix those issues. (I have done this with Ubuntu, and my screen configuration is still manageable).

[gczark]

I found out that desktop environments have different behavior with xrandr. I exactly work with Gnome shell.

[crutkas]

@gczark, is your primary ask here to resize to a DPI under 100%?

[gczark]

Somehow, yes, like forcing below 100%, but with that, there will be too much work to do.

For I know RandR is more of screen simulation (I'm not sure with this). Simulating the root screen makes limitless possibility of resizing, rotating, flipping, panning, etc., effortlessly in creating multiple screen set-ups. Relatively it is more flexible, than changing dpi's.

[gczark]

In Windows, I currently found out that Microsoft Edge like all other Chromium based browsers support forced scaling.

This is shot from a 1366x768 with /force-device-scale-factor=0.75, scaling below 100% is not bad at all.

[stewSquared]

In the meantime, since it's unlikely PowerToys will include CLI projects, does anyone have a handy way to configure monitors from CLI?

[eadorin]

In the meantime, since it's unlikely PowerToys will include CLI projects, does anyone have a handy way to configure monitors from CLI?

QRes can set resolutions for you, and you can control monitors using a tool like winddcutil. Nirsoft also has tools that work.

[phazei]

I'm looking for something like xrandr for windows as well. I have a 50" 4k tv I use as a monitor. For the times I'm sitting 2 ft away from it it's way too big. I wish I could define a 1920x1080 area in the bottom center of the screen, and the rest just stays black.

[PeterDragon50]

I'm looking for something like xrandr for windows as well. I have a 50" 4k tv I use as a monitor. For the times I'm sitting 2 ft away from it it's way too big. I wish I could define a 1920x1080 area in the bottom center of the screen, and the rest just stays black.

Did you ever find something that works?

[phazei]

Nope :/ I've given up and just have a sore neck...

[PeterDragon50]

For what it is worth, if you ever switch to Windows, it is possible with an app called Virtual Display Manager. I've switched back on my office machine, just so I can have this feature. it is available at iShadow <https://www.ishadow.com/>

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