On dim, 2007-09-16 at 17:25 -0400, Michael Gilbert wrote: > > > as a user, i expect the font to always be the same, regardless of the > > > number of dots per inch computed. > > > > well, a 8 points font won't look the same if you change the number of > > points displayed per inches. > > i'd expect the font to be the same size regardless of dpi, but it > would look really bad at the low dpi setting, rather than being > shrunk.
You set the font size using *point*. > > > > note that when launched via gdm, the gnome font size is always the > > > same, regardless of the dpi setting in /etc/gdm/gdm.conf. > > > > Look in gdmsetup, you can configure this. > > i looked in gdmsetup and couldn't find a setting for this. where > should i be looking? Security Tab / Configure X server / Command > > i found that the reason that the xfce font is always the same size > using startx is because the dpi is always set to 100x100. i'm not > sure which startx script or config file does this. Look in /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc > > maybe '-dpi 100' should be automatically set in gdm.conf? this would > be a question for the gdm maintainer. I don't think so, what about people with a display which have more (or less) DPI? Fixing DPI isn't a good idea. I don't think there's bug lying in Xfce, so maybe we can close this bug? Regards, -- Yves-Alexis Perez -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]