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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.Org_Server Xorg] is the implementation of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System X Window System]. It acts as the bridge between your system's hardware and the graphical user environment enabling a variety of [[:Category:Desktop environment|desktop environments]] and [[:Category:Window managers|window managers]]. | |||
= Enabling = | |||
On NixOS, users can enable and configure Xorg through the {{nixos:option|services.xserver}} module in their system configuration. | |||
See {{NixOS Manual|name=NixOS Manual: Chapter - X Window Syestem|anchor=#sec-x11}} for information on using X11 with NixOS. | |||
= Tips and tricks = | |||
== HiDPI == | == HiDPI == | ||
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services.xserver.dpi = 180; | services.xserver.dpi = 180; | ||
environment.variables = { | environment.variables = { | ||
## Used by GTK 3 | |||
# `GDK_SCALE` is limited to integer values | |||
GDK_SCALE = "2"; | GDK_SCALE = "2"; | ||
# Inverse of GDK_SCALE | |||
GDK_DPI_SCALE = "0.5"; | GDK_DPI_SCALE = "0.5"; | ||
# Used by Qt 5 | |||
QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR = "1"; | |||
_JAVA_OPTIONS = "-Dsun.java2d.uiScale=2"; | _JAVA_OPTIONS = "-Dsun.java2d.uiScale=2"; | ||
}; | }; | ||
# Expose variables to graphical systemd user services | |||
services.xserver.displayManager.importedVariables = [ | |||
"GDK_SCALE" | |||
"GDK_DPI_SCALE" | |||
"QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR" | |||
]; | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
To enable HiDPI scaling for Qt 6 applications, add the following to <code>.Xresources</code>: | |||
<syntaxhighlight> | |||
Xft.dpi: 180 | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
== Disabling touchpad and mouse accelerations == | == Disabling touchpad and mouse accelerations == | ||
To disable touchpad and mouse accelerations just add the following lines to your <code>configuration.nix</code> | To disable touchpad and mouse accelerations just add the following lines to your <code>configuration.nix</code> | ||
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== Exclude packages == | == Exclude packages == | ||
Some packages like xterm are included when enabling Xorg. To exclude packages, edit the <code>configuration.nix</code> as the example, but be sure to have another terminal enabled in your build before doing this. | Some packages like xterm are included when enabling Xorg. To exclude packages, edit the <code>configuration.nix</code> as the example, but be sure to have another terminal enabled in your build before doing this. | ||
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</syntaxhighlight> | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
= See also = | |||
* [[Wayland]] | |||
* [[Nvidia]] | * [[Nvidia]] | ||
* [[AMD GPU]] | * [[AMD GPU]] | ||
* [[Intel Graphics]] | * [[Intel Graphics]] | ||
* [[:Category:Desktop environment]] | |||
* [[:Category:Window managers]] | |||
[[Category:Video]] | [[Category:Video]] | ||