From kde-devel  Tue Jul 05 23:09:24 2005
From: James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj () acm ! org>
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2005 23:09:24 +0000
To: kde-devel
Subject: Re: Default Fonts in KDE
Message-Id: <42CB1324.20600 () acm ! org>
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Andreas Pakulat wrote:
> On 04.Jul 2005 - 18:24:09, James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> 
>>Andreas Pakulat wrote:
>>
>>>On 04.Jul 2005 - 13:13:01, James Richard Tyrer wrote:
>>>
>>>>>2.) The size of the fonts is to big. I propose to reduce it to
>>>>>10points.
>>>>
>>>>I don't see the fonts as being too big.  Do you have a 1024x768
>>>>screen set to 100 DPI?
>>>
>>>Nobody should set dpi to anything, except when the XServer cannot compute the 
>>>dpi correctly.
>>
>>If the Xserver doesn't know the size of the screen you have to set
>>something.  But that isn't the point.
> 
> 
> Setting the Size is a matter of including a correct
> 
> DisplaySize
> 
> Option
> 
Yes, I have that set: 260 x 195 mm which gives 100 DPI with 1024x768, at 
least that is what KInfoCenter says.
> 
>>>For example, I have a laptop display with Size of 332 by 205
>>>centimeters using 1680x1050, which means 130 dpi. With this a 12pt
>>>Font is by far too large, I use 8pt for Fonts which is perfect.
>>
>>If you are using computed resolution, the DPI shouldn't make any difference.
> 
> 
> Hmm, what do you mean by computed resolution? I let the XServer
> determine the correct dpi-setting, based on the Resolution and the
> DisplaySize. That way I get 130dpi.
> 
Computed resolution means that the X server computes the resolution 
based on the screen size.
> 
>>But, what we need to address is the size of your fonts.  Is there some reason 
>>that your fonts are larger for the same size setting, or do you just like 
>>smaller fonts.
> 
> 
> The fonts here are about the same size as 12pt with 100dpi setting (some
> *dm's set the dpi when starting the XServer). 
> 
> I don't really get what you mean, 8pt should be the same size (in
> inches) on any display that is setup correctly, that's the purpose of
> the dpi-setting.
> 
> 
>>I attach a screenshot to which I have added a magenta line which should be 1 
>>inch.
> 
> 
> It's 2cm, not 1 inch here.

That is correct.  What you need to do is enlarge it (magnification of 
about 130% from what you have said) so that the line is 1 inch long on 
your display and see if the fonts are the same size as your system 
displays those fonts and/or if they are too large for your taste.

-- 
JRT
 
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