Is there any way to increase the fonts of the menus in Matlab 2025a for Linux?

In older versions of MATLAB, I could solve this issue with something like the following:

% Get MATLAB general settings
s = settings;

% Show the current DisplayScaleFactor for the Desktop (not the editor)
s.matlab.desktop.DisplayScaleFactor

ans =
Setting 
'matlab.desktop.DisplayScaleFactor' with properties:
ActiveValue: 1
TemporaryValue: <no value>
PersonalValue: 1
FactoryValue: 1

% Rescale the size of the desktop fonts
s.matlab.desktop.DisplayScaleFactor.PersonalValue = 
1.6

After restarting MATLAB, all desktop fonts in the menus, Workspace, etc., were increased by a factor of 1.6.

However, in version 2025a, when I repeat the same steps, there’s no increase in the desktop fonts. On Linux systems with high-resolution GPUs and screens, the fonts are extremely small (and I’m getting older).

Is there any workaround to fix this problem?

Best,

Answer 1

[dpb]

Undoubtedly the difference in behavior is related to the new desktop. Submit this to Mathworks as an official support request/bug at <Product Support Page>