Vineet Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * Sean 'Shaleh' Perry ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020904 21:58]: >> On Wednesday 04 September 2002 19:50, Brian Nelson wrote: >> > But note that, as stated in xfonts-100dpi description field, >> > "xfonts-100dpi may be more suitable for large monitors and/or large >> > screen resolutions (over 1024x768)." >> > >> > In that case, you'd be better off just changing the font size manually >> > (through Gnome/KDE's control center, or whatever). >> >> maybe for those with poor eyesight but I find that 100dpi fonts are always too >> big.
Because most apps seem to have really poorly chosen default font sizes. Correct your font sizes; don't use an inaccurate dpi setting for your monitor. > Well, that's neither here nor there. The dpi setting is useful for > setting a screen font size that correlates to a "real-world" > measurement: 1 pt is 1/72 of an inch, not an arbitrary number of pixels. > So if you're running at higher resolution, such that 100 dots take an > inch on your screen, it's more appropriate to use 100dpi fonts. If you > want more real estate, use a smaller point size. When using fonts whose > dpi matches your actual screen dpi, you'll find that the same point size > is the same point size and provides the same readability, whether you > use 1280 or (gasp!) 600 pixels across your screen. Yep. Jeffrey Baker wrote up an even more elaborate description of this topic a few months ago here: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2002/debian-user-200204/msg01679.html -- People said I was dumb, but I proved them! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
