From kde-devel  Tue Apr 26 18:02:03 2005
From: Craig Drummond <Craig.Drummond () gmx ! net>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 18:02:03 +0000
To: kde-devel
Subject: Re: Default Fonts in KDE suck!
Message-Id: <200504261902.03558.Craig.Drummond () gmx ! net>
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> 2.) Sometimes the size of the fonts sucks as well. This is because
> sometimes the X-Servers misdetects the font resolution or the font
> resolution is incorrectly set because of another reason. To fix this I
> propose to add a "font-resolution" option to the Font-Tab in ControlCenter
> and point the default value to 96dpi (most commonly used). Alternatively
> the user may also keep the default value of the X-Server.

The X-server is the *only* place where the font resolution should be set. Use 
your distro's X config tool to set the size of the screen, and then X will 
properly set the dpi. Where do you get the 96dpi is the most common 
resolution? Windows? GNOME? I have a 15" TFT, and its native resolution is 
1024x768 - which gives a dpi of 85

GNOME has a dpi setting in its control center - but, AFAIK, this *only* 
affects Xft generated fonts. Applications using core X fonts would not be 
affected. So you'd have 2 different font sizes! How confusing! Setting, and 
then using, the dpi value in the X server resolves this.

Craig.
 
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