IntelliJ IDEA supports HiDPI on Windows and MacOS. The fonts look so beautiful on a Macbook Pro Retina Display. Unfortunately IDEA doesn’t support HiDPI on Linux. Looks at the code
UIUtil#isJreHiDPIEnabled. For Linux, it always return false.
You can get that sharpness through VNC by changing to the larger font size. I’m using 2017.3.1
- Settings -> Editor -> Color Shcema -> Color Scheme Font
- Check “Use color scheme font instead of the default`
- Change “Size” to 22
- Settings -> Appearance & Behavior -> Appearance -> UI Options
- Themes: Darcular
- Check “Override default fonts by (not recommended):”
- Name: Dialog and size to 22
HiDPI-profiles plugin may make switching between HiDPI and lower resolution easier.
