Author: branden
Date: 2004-08-09 13:20:21 -0500 (Mon, 09 Aug 2004)
New Revision: 1714
Modified:
trunk/debian/CHANGESETS
trunk/debian/changelog
trunk/debian/local/FAQ.xhtml
Log:
Update FAQ to split off some of existing entry "Why are some fonts (or
graphical rulers) sized incorrectly?" into new question "How do I set the
DPI (dots-per-inch) value used by the X server?".
Modified: trunk/debian/CHANGESETS
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/CHANGESETS 2004-08-09 17:58:03 UTC (rev 1713)
+++ trunk/debian/CHANGESETS 2004-08-09 18:20:21 UTC (rev 1714)
@@ -245,4 +245,9 @@
(patch #911).
1712
+Update FAQ to split off some of existing entry "Why are some fonts (or
+graphical rulers) sized incorrectly?" into new question "How do I set the
+DPI (dots-per-inch) value used by the X server?".
+ 1714
+
vim:set ai et sts=4 sw=4 tw=80:
Modified: trunk/debian/changelog
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/changelog 2004-08-09 17:58:03 UTC (rev 1713)
+++ trunk/debian/changelog 2004-08-09 18:20:21 UTC (rev 1714)
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@
XF86Config(5x), and add brief explanatory note to top of XF86Config-4(5x)
(patch #911).
+ * Update FAQ to split off some of existing entry "Why are some fonts (or
+ graphical rulers) sized incorrectly?" into new question "How do I set the
+ DPI (dots-per-inch) value used by the X server?".
+
Changes by Fabio M. Di Nitto and Branden Robinson:
* Support building only the parts of the source tree needed by
@@ -211,7 +215,7 @@
* Get glxinfo to link properly with g++ (instead of adding -lstdc++).
- -- Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mon, 2 Aug 2004 22:32:25 -0500
+ -- Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mon, 9 Aug 2004 13:18:17 -0500
xfree86 (4.3.0.dfsg.1-6) unstable; urgency=low
Modified: trunk/debian/local/FAQ.xhtml
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/local/FAQ.xhtml 2004-08-09 17:58:03 UTC (rev 1713)
+++ trunk/debian/local/FAQ.xhtml 2004-08-09 18:20:21 UTC (rev 1714)
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
font?</a></li>
<li><a href="#fontswrongsize">Why are some fonts (or graphical rulers) sized
incorrectly?</a></li>
+<li><a href="#settingdpi">How do I set the DPI (dots-per-inch) value used by
the
+ X server?</a></li>
<li><a href="#nodeponfonts">Why doesn't the X server package just depend on the
<code class="package">xfonts-base</code> package?</a></li>
<li><a href="#singlequote">Why does the "single-quote" (') symbol in the fonts
@@ -1616,6 +1618,12 @@
querying the X server; therefore, the X server needs to know (or be told) what
value to use.</p>
+<p>See the <a href="#settingdpi">next question</a> to learn how to change the
+DPI value used by the X server and communicated to X clients.</p>
+
+<h3><a name="settingdpi">How do I set the DPI (dots-per-inch) value used by the
+ X server?</a></h3>
+
<p>Two ways to get an accurate DPI value to your application are:</p>
<ol>
