tags 500626 + upstream forwarded 500626 http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.handhelds.openmoko.framework/94 tags 500626 + wontfix thanks
Hi Timo! FYI, I re-discovered this bug because it is "present" in the xserver-xorg-video-glamo package as well. On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:29:43 +0200, Timo Juhani Lindfors wrote: > With xserver-xglamo (and matchbox-window-manager) fonts in midori are > very large. For example when I open the file menu the "quit" option is > outside screen. xpdyinfo reports > > dimensions: 480x640 pixels (43x58 millimeters) > resolution: 284x280 dots per inch > > which is probably correct so maybe we need some GTK option to use > smaller fonts? Both the dimensions and resolution above are correct, see http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.handhelds.openmoko.framework/94 > Under xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xpdyinfo reports > > dimensions: 640x480 pixels (169x127 millimeters) > resolution: 96x96 dots per inch > > and the fonts look ok. I seem to be able to set this fake DPI value > with xserver-xglamo by using > > -dpi 96 > > in /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc -- maybe that should be the default so > that glamo would work consistently in the same way fbdev does? While I would agree with you, this however is not upstream's view http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.handhelds.openmoko.framework/94/focus=132 I should say that I share upstream's view here: the Xserver's detection is correct, thus it is not Xserver's fault. That is why I marked this bug as wontfix. There are various workaround: 1) DPI specified to xinit/startx, the one you suggested since the beginning This is the more general one and is valid for all users of a given device. At the same time, however, it is not conceivable from a package POV, since it is nothing more than a workaround for other bugs not in the package itself. 2) fake Monitor section in /etc/X11/xorg.conf Section "Monitor" Identifier "Configured Monitor" DisplaySize 127 169 # 480x640 @ 96 DPI EndSection This because the dimensions in mm must be calculated for both dimensions according to the following formula: pixel x 25.4 / DPI The problem in this case is the same as with the first solution. 3) graphical toolkit-specific settings, which seems not to affect every application using the same toolkit, as Enrico Zini reported at http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.hardware.smartphones.userland/1220 For the reason above, I would discourage this option, moreover it must be set for each graphical toolkit used :-( 4) DPI specified in ~/.Xresources as Gregor Herrmann suggested at http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=500626#51 This seems the best one: it has the advantage of being transparent (since the Xserver keeps its own and auto-detected settings) and it is user-specific (thus even non-root users can activate it). I guess the best option would be to add a note into README.Debian, what do you (and the other people/list cc:ed) think? Thx, bye, Gismo / Luca
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