This is still a problem in Edgy. Fixing it apparently requires a patch: http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=193484
There are other discussions at: http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=164362 http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=1950356 -- UI font too large https://launchpad.net/bugs/49642 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs