Hi, I'm running Inkscape portable (on windows) and I'd like to increase the font size of the interface. It doesn't look like I can do this in Inkscape, which makes me think I need to edit GTK settings, and I don't know how to do this.
I am not running the PortableApps launcher, just the standalone Inkscape. Where do I change gtk settings? Thanks.
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I've also noticed the theme for portable gnumeric is kind of flat. I use portable gnumeric, pidgin and inkscape, and it would be nice if they shared a GTK config. Is there a way to do this without using the portable apps launcher?
That's an issue with the current build of Gnumeric itself. A locally installed version has the same issue. The MS-Windows theme doesn't load correctly. It's odd as it is set correctly in the gtkrc file and the theme exists where it should in the share directory.
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Interesting. I was able to change the font size for Inkscape. Here's how:
go to Inkscape\etc\gtk-2.0\gtkrc
Add this to the top of the file:
gtk-font-name = "Calibri 12"
and add this to the bottom of the file:
style "my-font"
{
font_name="Calibri 11"
}
widget "*" style "my-font"
...using the fonts and sizes you want.
I'd still like do figure out a way to have different portable apps use one gtk installation...
We tried versions of that a while back, but it causes gtk hell (similar to dll hell) as every app has their own specialized gtk in windows now. Gimp can't use Pidgin's, etc. So each base app is now built using a self contained gtk and will likely always be.
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I see, thanks for your help. If I want to just, say, create a custom filter, this would be in C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Inkscape\filters on a non-portable install. Where would this go in this porablt version?