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Change your font size to 9 in Preferences -> Appearance Settings -> System -> Font
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Try updating your Pi desktop settings: Preferences -> Raspberry Pi Configuration -> Set Resolution: Choose something like 1280 x 720 16:9.
I would post a screen shot but have been unable to include attachments for the last week or so on this forum.
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Thank you everyone for the tips, I do appreciate you helping this newbie.
Setting the display to 1280x720 60Hz 16:9 resulted in a totally black screen in VNC after reboot. I can re-format and re-load the SD card and start over, but I'm afraid that'll leave me in the same place.
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Same settings as mine and I am not having any problems.
Before you redo the SD card can you hook the pi to a TV or monitor and see if the display comes up. You may have some type of configuration issue you can resolve that way.
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2019-02-03, 01:43 AM
(This post was last modified: 2019-02-03, 01:44 AM by CaptTom.)
When I went looking for a monitor to hook up, I found an unused 32G SD card lying around. Since I'd been testing with an 8G card, upgrading to the larger capacity card seemed like the way to go. I formatted it, loaded NOOB onto it, stuck it in the Pi and fired it up.
In Preferences / Raspberry Pi Configuration / System / Resolution, I changed the resolution to "DMT mode 16 1024x768 60Hz 4:3" and rebooted.
Success! It looks a lot better on the laptop over VNC now, and the chart download dialog isn't all scrunched together. Downloaded a bunch of charts and I'm off and running.
Thanks for all the help!! I hope this thread helps anyone who has similar problems in the future.