On 01/05/2011 12:14 PM, Michael Meeks wrote: > Hi Robert, > > On Wed, 2011-01-05 at 16:24 +0100, Robert Nagy wrote: >> On (2011-01-05 14:27), Michael Meeks wrote: >>> So - I would prefer to stick with large icons; and not use the DPI >>> setting. I suggest instead, that we only use large icons if the true Y >>> resolution > 768 - how does that sound ? >> >> Oh wait, I misunderstood. That is wrong. I am on a 1920x1080 display > > :-) so - as I say; the DPI is a constant of 75 across the Linux > desktop, so this is not a switch but a hard coded setting :-)
I think you are over-reaching here: scorpius pturmel ~ $ xdpyinfo | egrep "(dimensions|dots per inch)" dimensions: 3600x1080 pixels (905x272 millimeters) resolution: 101x101 dots per inch In fact, in several years of daily linux use, I've always had a reality-based DPI in X on single monitor systems, and lately, on my dual-monitor setups. I'd like to hear just which distributions are hardcoding DPI, and whether they are using 75 or some other. > I am still convinced that large icons, on a reasonably sized screen > give a -far- more useful view of the metaphore for a beginner user. As I > say, advanced users can make it smaller. +1 My $0.02. Phil _______________________________________________ LibreOffice mailing list LibreOffice@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice
