On Mon, 1 May 2006 21:36:32 +0100 ArameFarpado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Liam O'Toole wrote: > > >> That was it! - except it was in /usr/share/gdm/defaults.conf not > >> /etc/gdm/gdm.con, which is why I missed it.. > >> > >> Beats me why a display manager would think that it had a better > >> idea of the screen resolution than the X server, but its fixed now. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> DigbyT > > > > Keep an eye on this one. /usr/share/gdm/defaults.conf is not listed > > as a configuration file, so it will be overwritten without warning > > on the next upgrade to gdm. Better to override the setting > > in /etc/gdm/gdm.conf instead. > > > > hi > > please post this solution on the group, as i can't do it and i don't > know why: > > > > In xorg.conf > use this two options on the section "Device" of your graphics card > > Option "UseEditDpi" "false" > Option "Dpi" "110 x 110" > > > regards > ArameFarpado Do you log in using gdm? The dpi setting in gdm (which is 96 by default) overrides that in xorg.conf. It does this by passing the '-dpi' option to the X server. To check the setting in your case, look at the output of 'ps ax | grep X'. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]