Bug#251319: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#251319: [xbase-clients] /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc calls X the wrong way)
On Tue, Jun 01, 2004 at 03:10:27PM +0200, Daniel wrote: On Tue, Jun 01, 2004 at 02:27:38AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: You're exaggerating my position. In fact I'm tempted to agree with you; the main problem is that the XF86Config-4 file doesn't supposrt a DPI configuration option. It supports DisplaySize, but that's not quite the same thing. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to exaggerate. While I still do not see what advantages a DPI option has, I don't think this is a topic worthy of elaborate discussion. Your point is taken. You haven't seen the bitmap rasterizer try to scale bitmap fonts, obviously. :) (It's pretty horrendous...) -- G. Branden Robinson| There's something wrong if you're Debian GNU/Linux | always right. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Glasow's Law http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#251319: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#251319: [xbase-clients] /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc calls X the wrong way)
On Sat, May 29, 2004 at 12:38:55PM +0200, Daniel wrote: Hm, I still disagree with you about whether the commandline of the Xserver is the right place to put hardware-specific information You're exaggerating my position. In fact I'm tempted to agree with you; the main problem is that the XF86Config-4 file doesn't supposrt a DPI configuration option. It supports DisplaySize, but that's not quite the same thing. and wether a default value should be put there. That's for consistency in the (default) Debian user experience. But if you insist on doing that, what about showing a notice to that effect during the installation? Would have saved me half an hour of finding the culprit. Actually, I used to have a debconf note to this effect years ago. It was considered debconf abuse, so I removed it[1]. [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-sparc-changes/2001/12/msg00349.html -- G. Branden Robinson| If we believe absurdities, we Debian GNU/Linux | shall commit atrocities. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Voltaire http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#251319: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#251319: [xbase-clients] /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc calls X the wrong way)
On Tue, Jun 01, 2004 at 02:27:38AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: You're exaggerating my position. In fact I'm tempted to agree with you; the main problem is that the XF86Config-4 file doesn't supposrt a DPI configuration option. It supports DisplaySize, but that's not quite the same thing. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to exaggerate. While I still do not see what advantages a DPI option has, I don't think this is a topic worthy of elaborate discussion. Your point is taken. Regards, Daniel
Bug#251319: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#251319: [xbase-clients] /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc calls X the wrong way)
Hm, I still disagree with you about whether the commandline of the Xserver is the right place to put hardware-specific information and wether a default value should be put there. But if you insist on doing that, what about showing a notice to that effect during the installation? Would have saved me half an hour of finding the culprit. regards, Daniel
Bug#251319: [xbase-clients] /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc calls X the wrong way
Package: xbase-clients Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-1 /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc calls X like that: 'exec /usr/bin/X11/X -dpi 100 -nolisten tcp' The '-dpi 100' bit is wrong. It overrides anything you might have written in the config file, which is very annoying. The config file has a way to specify the screen size. The config file is the correct place to put this information. The commandline in some script is _not_.
