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Plan
Premium
Country
Denmark
Device
MacBook Pro late 2013
Operating System
Ubuntu 19.04 GNOME
My Question or Issue
Hi,
I'm using the latest version of Spotify that I have downloaded from the Ubuntu Store.
I'm running Ubuntu 19.04 GNOME, and my scaling is set to 200%.
The Spotify client disregards the scaling.
I'm on my old MacBook Pro late 2013 with a retina display (2880x1800).
I do not know where to post the bug or issue, so here it is.
I hope this will help some and eventually fix my problem. 🙂
Solved! Go to Solution.
There are a few threads on this - search for "hidpi linux"
Try starting Spotify from a terminal:
spotify --force-device-scale-factor=2.0
You can use a different scaling factor than 2 if you want. You can try 1.5 if 2.0 isn't right for you.
Then you can try editing:
/usr/share/applications/spotify.desktop
Replace:
Exec=spotify %U
With:
Exec=spotify --force-device-scale-factor=2.0 %U
This appears to work for most people.
There are a few threads on this - search for "hidpi linux"
Try starting Spotify from a terminal:
spotify --force-device-scale-factor=2.0
You can use a different scaling factor than 2 if you want. You can try 1.5 if 2.0 isn't right for you.
Then you can try editing:
/usr/share/applications/spotify.desktop
Replace:
Exec=spotify %U
With:
Exec=spotify --force-device-scale-factor=2.0 %U
This appears to work for most people.
Fantastic help you gave me there! It works perfectly with 2 times scaling.
The mouse does not scale with it though. (This is not a problem)
The desktop file was located at:
/var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/spotify_spotify.desktop
Properly because the store is using the snap version. 🙂
The cursor scaling issue seems to be specific to the Snap package - I reinstalled Spotify from the Flatpak (https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.spotify.Client), and the cursor is the correct size. (I also didn't have to add the --force-device-scale-factor flag, although at the moment I'm still a bit confused about why not...)
Edit: It's not just the size of the cursor, btw - on the Snap install the cursor theme isn't respected either. It's not apparent on the default Yaru theme, but if you use a theme with a white cursor, the cursor turns black when you move it over Spotify. This is also not the case with the Flatpak.
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