Mike Hommey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > It's a good idea (I would be in support of this for sure). However,
> > my experience supporting users on IRC is that it is rare that X gets
> > this far. Usually DDC provides some values, and X will end up
> > calculating anything between 80 and 133 DPI. If we're talking about
> > patches for the X server, I would like to see it default to 96 DPI,
> > and not use DDC unless explicitly requested in the config file.
>
> Well, if the user gets something 80 and 133, i would say they probably
> got the right value. So what is wrong ? Probably the user not being
> accustomed to the fact that the dpi setting actually works.
Hi Mike,
I think I've made a pretty strong argument about why using the real
DPI for fonts is not a good idea. In summary:
- Font hints are not designed for small pixel sizes at arbitrary
DPIs. I have shown this via screenshots which I posted.
- GNOME defaults to a 10 point font for the application font. My
experience dictates that users find this too small on their
autodetected 80-DPI screens, and too large at their autodetected
133-DPI screens.
- Other operating systems do not use the real DPI of the display, and
there does not seem to be a strong movement towards having this
changed.
I can continue to try to back up my claims, however I think that at
this point it should be up to you to provide supporting evidence.
-Billy
