1 files changed, 20 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index 266c45c..ada2113 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include "../include/Storage.hpp"
 #include <json/value.h>
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <X11/Xresource.h>
 
 namespace QuickMedia {
     static bool config_initialized = false;
@@ -14,20 +16,27 @@ namespace QuickMedia {
     // Returns XFT_DPI_DEFAULT on error
     static int xrdb_get_dpi() {
         int xft_dpi = XFT_DPI_DEFAULT;
-
-        FILE *xrdb_query = popen("xrdb -get Xft.dpi", "r");
-        if(!xrdb_query)
+        Display *display = XOpenDisplay(nullptr);
+        if(!display) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open x display\n");
             return xft_dpi;
+        }
 
-        char line[32];
-        line[0] = '\0';
-        fread(line, 1, sizeof(line), xrdb_query);
-
-        const int xft_dpi_file = atoi(line);
-        if(xft_dpi_file > 0)
-            xft_dpi = xft_dpi_file;
+        XrmInitialize();
+
+        char *resource_manager = XResourceManagerString(display);
+        if(resource_manager) {
+            XrmDatabase db = XrmGetStringDatabase(resource_manager);
+            if(db) {
+                char *type;
+                XrmValue val;
+                if(XrmGetResource(db, "Xft.dpi", "*", &type, &val))
+                    xft_dpi = strtol(val.addr, nullptr, 10);
+                XrmDestroyDatabase(db);
+            }
+        }
 
-        pclose(xrdb_query);
+        XCloseDisplay(display);
         return xft_dpi;
     }