I run 1600x1200 but instead of increasing the DPI to 144 from 96, I simply increase the size of the various fonts on the desktop in Windows. Right-click on your desktop, select Properties. Click the Appearance tab. >From there change all of your fonts from 8 point to say 10 point. That will allow you to keep the 96 DPI (which many applications I've noticed assume). Your fonts will now be higher definition. Next, in IDEA, do the same thing. Bump up the size of the fonts.
I always recommend against changing the DPI because there are too many circumstances where applications are not tested for it and flat out don't work right (overlapping fields, missing fields, etc.) -- John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vincent Massol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 2:19 AM Subject: RE: [Eap-list] Windows and font DPI > I have not changed explicitely the font size because everything is > small, not only fonts, thus I had to change the DPI. However, I have > just tried your solution and it doesn't change anything. Text in IDEA is > still as small as before, only the window title bar is bigger ... > > I'm surprised no other person have this issue as it seems very common > for laptop users. All the new laptops have big screens and the only > resolution that is not blurred is a big resolution (like 1600x1200) but > then fonts are small so you have to increase the DPI ... but then IDEA > (and other java applications I guess - I have only tried another one - > jedit - which behaves the same) is not usable ... :( > > Thanks > -Vincent > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On > > Behalf Of Glen Stampoultzis > > Sent: 22 December 2001 13:30 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [Eap-list] Windows and font DPI > > > > Why not go into the options and just change your font sizes? > > > > -- Glen > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Vincent Massol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 11:02 PM > > Subject: [Eap-list] Windows and font DPI > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am using a resolution of 1600x1200 on my laptop and of course the > > > fonts are very very small when left with default 96DPI mode. So I > > > changed them to 144DPI, which works fine for all applications ... > except > > > IDEA (and other java applications). Thus, it seems to be either a > > > problem generic to java or that the java GUI do not care about font > DPI > > > ? > > > > > > Is there anything I could do ? Is there a Java API that GUI > programmer > > > could take advantage of to correct this problem ? > > > > > > Thanks > > > -Vincent > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Eap-list mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Eap-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Eap-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list _______________________________________________ Eap-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list
