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List:       kde-user
Subject:    Summary: Font 20 (?) times too small in all KDE Applications incl
From:       Philippe.Aigrain () cec ! eu ! int
Date:       2001-05-30 11:17:06
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Here is a summary of what was the source of the problem, and the easiest way
to solve it:
- The new versions of chip set drivers included in XFree86 4.0.x use the DDC
probing to get automatically information about the monitor size (in mm). For
some reason, the driver of the Neomagic 2200 (256AV) obtains a wrong
dimension (2.5 meters x 2.5 meters!) either because the chip sends wrong
information, or because the driver mistakes the virtual monitor size with
the real monitor size.
- You can not override the size by setting directly the DPI (no longer
support in 4.0.x)
- But you can override the DDC probe by including:
DisplaySize 280 210 <replace by relevant values for your monitor>
in the Monitor section of the XF86Config file.

This is strictly a XFree86 bug, it shows up in KDE only because KDE uses
correctly the DPI information to draw fonts. I am reporting it to
xfree86.org

Philippe Aigrain
Head of Sector "Software Technologies"
European Commission DG INFSO/E2 Office N105 3/54
Philippe.Aigrain@cec.eu.int
Postal address: rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium
Office address: avenue des Nerviens 105, B-1040 Brussels
Secretary: Tania Devroede Phone: +32.2.295.0411 Tania.Devroede@cec.eu.int
Phone (direct): +32.2.296.0365
Fax: +32.2.296.7018
http://www.cordis.lu/ist/ka4/tesss/

-----Original Message-----
From: LA Walsh [mailto:law@sgi.com]
Sent: jeudi 17 mai 2001 18:48
To: KDE User List
Subject: Re: Font 20 (?) times too small in all KDE Applications
including log


Sounds like your DPI is messed up for your X server.  xdpyinfo will tell
you the resolution of 'screen 0'.  For best results, might want to measure
the X and Y of your screen in inches and using your horizontal and vertical
resolution, divide the two numbers to get your Horiz and Vert dots/inch.
Ideally they are the same.  If not, use the average.

Now here comes the part where you'll have to do some digging.  There is
a way to specify your DPI in your XF86Config file (in /etc/X11) for the
monitor, I believe.  I ended up using a 'kludge' in that I moved my X
binary to X.real and created a script:

#!/bin/sh
exec /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86.real -dpi 106 -gamma 1.4 dpms +bs

The documentation on the X command's arguments and the arguments
it accepts were easier to figure out than the format of the XF86Config
file.  The best place to fix it is in the Config file, but the shell
approach has the benefit of working with different X servers that
accept standard arguments (most accept dpi, dpms and bs - gamma is a
bit "iffy".

Hope that helps...
-linda

--
The above thoughts and           | They may have nothing to do with
writings are my own.             | the opinions of my employer. :-)
L A Walsh                        | Trust Technology, Core Linux, SGI
law@sgi.com                      | Voice: (650) 933-5338



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