How to open settings app on garuda linux i3wm

I want to configure the display size of my pc running garuda i3wm

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Welcome to the forum
Can you provide your

garuda-inxi

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https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html

I am not sure what you mean.

xrandr
.config/i3/config
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System:
  Kernel: 6.0.2-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
    root=UUID=64434979-0219-4f96-bacd-0e0c97f5f6cb rw rootflags=subvol=@
    quiet quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
    loglevel=3
  Desktop: i3 v: 4.21.1 info: i3bar vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0
    Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: TIMI product: Mi NoteBook 14 v: N/A
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: TIMI model: TM1901 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: TIMI
    v: XMRCM400P0A04 date: 05/06/2020
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 45.3 Wh (100.0%) condition: 45.3/47.0 Wh (96.4%)
    volts: 17.1 min: 15.2 model: SUNWODA type: Li-ion serial: <filter>
    status: not charging
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i5-10210U bits: 64 type: MT MCP
    arch: Comet/Whiskey Lake note: check gen: core 10 level: v3 note: check
    built: 2018 process: Intel 14nm family: 6 model-id: 0x8E (142)
    stepping: 0xC (12) microcode: 0xF0
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB
    L3: 6 MiB desc: 1x6 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1950 high: 2100 min/max: 400/4200 scaling:
    driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave cores: 1: 2100 2: 2100 3: 2100
    4: 2100 5: 2100 6: 2100 7: 900 8: 2100 bogomips: 33599
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: retbleed mitigation: Enhanced IBRS
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled
    via prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user
    pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced IBRS, IBPB: conditional, RSB
    filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: SW sequence
  Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel CometLake-U GT2 [UHD Graphics] vendor: Xiaomi
    driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20
    ports: active: eDP-1 empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0
    chip-ID: 8086:9b41 class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.4 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
    alternate: fbdev,intel,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0
    screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96
    s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22") s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: Najing CEC Panda 0x004a built: 2019
    res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 158 gamma: 1.2 size: 309x174mm (12.17x6.85")
    diag: 345mm (13.6") ratio: 16:9 modes: 1920x1080
  API: OpenGL Message: Unable to show GL data. Required tool glxinfo
    missing.
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH-LP cAVS vendor: Xiaomi
    driver: sof-audio-pci-intel-cnl
    alternate: snd_hda_intel,snd_soc_skl,snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl
    bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:02c8 class-ID: 0401
  Sound API: ALSA v: k6.0.2-zen1-1-zen running: yes
  Sound Server-1: PulseAudio v: 16.1 running: no
  Sound Server-2: PipeWire v: 0.3.59 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH-LP CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
    bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:02f0 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp0s20f3 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Bluetooth 9460/9560 Jefferson Peak (JfP) type: USB
    driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-10:2 chip-ID: 8087:0aaa class-ID: e001
  Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 476.94 GiB used: 9.35 GiB (2.0%)
  SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check
    --recommends
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: MZNLN512HAJQ-00000
    size: 476.94 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B
    speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 300Q scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 238.1 GiB size: 238.1 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 9.32 GiB (3.9%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda5 maj-min: 8:5
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 100 MiB size: 96 MiB (96.00%)
    used: 29.3 MiB (30.5%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 238.1 GiB size: 238.1 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 9.32 GiB (3.9%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda5 maj-min: 8:5
  ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 238.1 GiB size: 238.1 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 9.32 GiB (3.9%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda5 maj-min: 8:5
  ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 238.1 GiB size: 238.1 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 9.32 GiB (3.9%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda5 maj-min: 8:5
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 7.59 GiB used: 768 KiB (0.0%)
    priority: 100 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 51.0 C pch: 49.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 287 Uptime: 10m wakeups: 557 Memory: 7.59 GiB
  used: 1.95 GiB (25.7%) Init: systemd v: 252 default: graphical
  tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1163
  libs: 313 tools: pamac,paru Shell: Bash v: 5.1.16
  running-in: xfce4-terminal inxi: 3.3.23
Garuda (2.6.9-1):
  System install date:     2022-11-13
  Last full system update: 2022-11-13 ↻
  Is partially upgraded:   No
  Relevant software:       NetworkManager
  Windows dual boot:       Probably (Run as root to verify)
  Snapshots:               Snapper
  Failed units:            systemd-vconsole-setup.service 

@TilliDie

no I mean I want the items to be bigger on the screen in general likein windows or other linux distributions we can do 100% , 125% 150% like that

In ~/.Xresources try

#.Xresources
Xft.dpi: 120

or 144 or 192.

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