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apt-get upgrade grows fonts
apt-get upgrade grows fonts
On my Lenny system, I just ran an apt-get dist-upgrade, which upgraded xserver-xorg. After restarting X, all of my fonts were 20 percent larger (on both KDE and IceWM).
Reconfiguring all of my fonts was a PITA, but it's for the best. (The Etch fonts were too small).
Does anyone know why the font sizes change?
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Reconfiguring all of my fonts was a PITA, but it's for the best. (The Etch fonts were too small).
Does anyone know why the font sizes change?
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I don't know the answer for Gnome or the other WMs. Sorry.Bulkley wrote:For those of us without kde, where else would we do that?jackass wrote:Open /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc (as root) and scroll down until you see: ServerArgsLocal=-nolisten tcp
Change to: ServerArgsLocal=-nolisten tcp -dpi 96
Then reboot.
Debian - Testing/Sid
One method of adjusting the dpi which doesn't depend on the desktop environment is xorg.conf.
In the Monitor section of xorg.conf, you can specify the display size in millimeters. For example:
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Nokia 445Xi"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 28-99
VertRefresh 59-60
DisplaySize 400 300
...
So, what if you want 72dpi? Then, you take your screen resolution in pixels, and multiply it by 25.4/72. This gives you the screen size in millimeters.
For example, with a resolution of 1024x768, you'd have
1024*25.4/72 = 361.24
768*25.4/72 = 270.93
The numbers don't have to be exact, so the corresponding line could be:
DisplaySize 360 270
In the Monitor section of xorg.conf, you can specify the display size in millimeters. For example:
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Nokia 445Xi"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 28-99
VertRefresh 59-60
DisplaySize 400 300
...
So, what if you want 72dpi? Then, you take your screen resolution in pixels, and multiply it by 25.4/72. This gives you the screen size in millimeters.
For example, with a resolution of 1024x768, you'd have
1024*25.4/72 = 361.24
768*25.4/72 = 270.93
The numbers don't have to be exact, so the corresponding line could be:
DisplaySize 360 270
Isaac Kuo
On Etch+Gnome: Desktop>Preferences>Font>Details>Resolution:...dots per inchBulkley wrote:For those of us without kde, where else would we do that?jackass wrote:Open /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc (as root) and scroll down until you see: ServerArgsLocal=-nolisten tcp
Change to: ServerArgsLocal=-nolisten tcp -dpi 96
Then reboot.
On Lenny+Gnome: System>Preferences>Appearance>Fonts>Details>Resolution:...dots per inch
Hmmm... But where are config files?Skytramp wrote:On Etch+Gnome: Desktop>Preferences>Font>Details>Resolution:...dots per inchBulkley wrote:For those of us without kde, where else would we do that?jackass wrote:Open /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc (as root) and scroll down until you see: ServerArgsLocal=-nolisten tcp
Change to: ServerArgsLocal=-nolisten tcp -dpi 96
Then reboot.
On Lenny+Gnome: System>Preferences>Appearance>Fonts>Details>Resolution:...dots per inch
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My solution for openbox: Edit /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc so that the first line reads:
For people without heavier window managers, this may be the simplest answer. Obviously, you can choose your own preferred value. The industry recommended number seems to be 96, but I find that way too big.
(The only part you should have to change is that you add "-dpi" and your number of choice.)exec /usr/bin/X11/X -dpi 84 -nolisten tcp
For people without heavier window managers, this may be the simplest answer. Obviously, you can choose your own preferred value. The industry recommended number seems to be 96, but I find that way too big.
I put this line at the end of my .bashrc:
alias startx='startx -- -dpi 85'
play with the dpi number so you get what you want, this works for all my window managers.
PS: to enable it, either get out of the X and get back in, or reboot, or close the terminal and launch it again, i can't remember, but it's one of those, or all. I'm showing my age
alias startx='startx -- -dpi 85'
play with the dpi number so you get what you want, this works for all my window managers.
PS: to enable it, either get out of the X and get back in, or reboot, or close the terminal and launch it again, i can't remember, but it's one of those, or all. I'm showing my age
Devuan Jessie - IceWM - vimperator - no DM
KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid
KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid
Okay, here's a puzzle for you all to think about. When I do xdpyinfo | grep -B1 dot the result is Nothing that I do changes that.
So, as an experiment I removed xorg.conf! Yes, my machine is running without xorg.conf. Yet, it is behaving exactly as it did with xorg.conf. It is as if the important parts are stored somewhere else. The machine has to be reading the instructions somewhere. Does anyone know how it does this?
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dimensions: 1024x768 pixels (306x230 millimeters)
resolution: 85x85 dots per inch
So, as an experiment I removed xorg.conf! Yes, my machine is running without xorg.conf. Yet, it is behaving exactly as it did with xorg.conf. It is as if the important parts are stored somewhere else. The machine has to be reading the instructions somewhere. Does anyone know how it does this?
Yes. I really don't have an xorg.conf, at least not by that name, yet the machine is behaving like it did before I removed it. Very strange. BTW, I'm running Lenny.Lou wrote:I don't know, is this AFTER you rebooted?
Lou, try removing xorg.conf (save a backup first) just to see if it works on yours. My machine can't be the only one.
Do you think that Xorg has changed its requirements?