It seems that there is no longer a way to set the correct DPI for a
particular screen. I'm testing 12.04 on a MacBook with a 110 DPI
screen. This is correctly detected by Xorg (107x103 detected by
nvidia driver in Xorg log file), however xdpyinfo shows the resolution
is still set to 96 DPI. I do
On 01/03/09 10:29, (``-_-´´) -- BUGabundo wrote:
> no no... after i got HUGE fonts, i reset the DPI to 96 (looked
> better) and then on certain apps, i just increase the font size
> (like kmail or firefox).
> Guess i'll have to reset my font size and just try to increase the
> DPI to a nice value.
On 28/02/09 11:34, Nicolò Chieffo wrote:
> I wanted to do a check. I booted the alpha 5 livecd on 2 laptops:
> a 15.4" with 1280x800
> and my 14.1" with 1440x900
>
> The result is strange, since the 2 laptops render the font in 2 different
> ways.
>
> The first looks really good (and now I've unde
On 27/02/09 10:09, Chris Cheney wrote:
> Fortunately most web designers are smart enough not to use px for fonts.
Have you tried to browse the web much with Firefox set to a high DPI?
Maybe it's just way more noticeable for me at 150dpi, but at least half
the sites I visit look terrible! There
On 26/02/09 22:26, Mackenzie Morgan wrote:
> Er...what? If it's a high dpi, and they specify 10px, then it'd be really
> really tiny. But weren't you complaining that text is too big?
>
Two different issues, sorry for the confusion. The 16 pt default is
overridden by specifying e.g. 16px, wh
On 26/02/09 20:43, Felix Miata wrote:
> "Visually impaired" is most older users, which you will probably be someday,
> and and shouldn't be equated to handicap. They don't necessarily consider
> themselves impaired. Many have the money for the better stuff, and aren't
> pleased to pay more for an i
On 26/02/09 14:31, Felix Miata wrote:
> On the contrary, preference is about the difference between acceptable and
> unacceptable.
>
There are two separate issues here. You seem to be arguing that the OLD
size is too small, and want it to be larger. Fair enough--but that is a
separate issu
On 26/02/09 14:04, Chris Cheney wrote:
> I think we should select some sensible defaults, personally I think they
> are already fine, without making it too small to be readable. Users with
> exceptionally good eye sight, or who are sitting much closer to their
> screen, can make the fonts even smal
On 26/02/09 13:08, Nicolò Chieffo wrote:
> Yes. Currently the most spread resolution is:
>
> 1280x800 (in 15") what is the DPI? (how can I evaluate the DPI of a monitor?)
>
You're probably at ~100 DPI, but you will need to measure it yourself to
be 100% sure. Just divide 1280 and 800 by the
On 26/02/09 12:32, Felix Miata wrote:
> Terrible. Users who find the default too large should have no trouble
> using
> the tool to make fonts smaller. Those with the opposite problem may not be
> able to see to make a change.
>
> Windoz defaults to 8pt, and that's way too small even when set to la
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