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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    Re: Bug#32028: KMail Print fonts too large
From:       Malte Starostik <malte () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-09-03 14:26:49
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Am Monday 03 September 2001 16:03 schrieb bjwest@netpci.com: 
> Package: kmail 
> Version: KDE 2.2.0 
> Severity: wishlist 
> Installed from:    Mandrake RPMs 
> Compiler:          Binary package install 
> OS:                Linux 
> OS/Compiler notes: Mandrake 8.1 Beta 2 
> 
> After upgrading to a larger monitor and setting the resolution higher (1600 
> x 1200), I had to increase the font size in KMail to be able to read it on 
> screen.  KMail uses this fontsize for printing as well, and it's just way 
> too big.  There needs to be a way to set screen fonts and printing fonts to 
> diffrent sizes.  It would probibly be a good idea to make this system-wide, 
> as KMail is not the only culprit.  Setting diffrent sizes for each 
> application would be quite a pain.. 
Did you try to run the X server with a higher point size? 
Try 
startx -- -dpi 100 
or 
startx -- -dpi 120 
if that's still too small. That makes the fonts larger on the screen while it's still \
                e.g. Helvetica 12 pt. 
--  
Malte Starostik 
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