On Sun, Dec 05, 2004 at 10:12:08AM -0600, Billy Biggs wrote: > > The best scenario would be if X + Desktop Environment picked up on the > > actual DPI of the screen(s) and adjusted for that automatically. > > I disagree. If I hook my laptop up to a data projector, I do not want > all of my fonts to shrink to nothingness. > > I believe that: > - "Screen DPI" as a concept is really just a "scale factor" for user > interfaces and should almost never represent the literal meaning > - Many fonts design their hints for specific point sizes at specific > DPIs. Using "99x98" DPI or "102x102" DPI, even if accurate, is > not productive.
Unless if you are working with graphics. If I want to evaluate the proper rendering of a map I am working on (either in bitmap or in vectorial mode), I pretty would like to check how my map compares to the counters that are exactly 3/4" or 1/2" wide.