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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    So we really want *pixel* sizes (was Font size setting inconsistency in kcontrol)
From:       Guillaume Laurent <glaurent () telegraph-road ! org>
Date:       2001-01-28 11:24:19
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On Saturday 27 January 2001 22:25, Lars Knoll wrote:

> No, I was referring to point size. Point size is independent of display
> resolution. a 72pt font should always be about 1 inch high, independent of
> the display. a 72px font is 1inch high on a 72 dpi display, but only .6
> inch high on 120dpi.

Then I don't understand why we want to use point sizes. Why do you want fonts 
to remain at a fixed physical size regardless of the screen resolution, while 
*everything else* (widgets, icons...) varies ?

When I use a display with a higher resolution, I expect everything to get 
smaller, and to take less physical screen space. What would be the point 
otherwise ?

Currently, if I let konqueror choose fonts by their point sizes, in 
filemanager mode the icon titles are bigger than the icons themselves. The 
numbers in kicker's desktop chooser are bigger than the square they are 
displayed in.

Point sizes are useful for printing when you want a document to look the same 
regardless of the printer's resolution. But you really don't want that on a 
screen.

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					Guillaume.
					http://www.telegraph-road.org

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