Curt Howland wrote Sun, 22 Jan 2006 16:14:25 -0600 (CST): > Felix Miata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Sounds like the two drivers run X at different DPI. Kinfocenter will > > tell you the DPI X thinks it's using (formatted xdpyinfo output). > Indeed yes. The included "nv" driver uses 75 dpi, the non-free > "nvidia" driver uses 111 dpi. > /var/log/Xorg.0.log: > (==) NV(0): DPI set to (75, 75) > /var/log/Xorg.o.log.old: > (--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (111, 111); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X > config option > I found where dpi is defined, thanks for the Mozilla link: > /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers: > :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X vt7 -dpi 100 -nolisten tcp > So it looks like neither of them is actually paying attention to the > configuration. A google search for "UseEdidDpi" ends up with > http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-8174/README/32bit_html/appendix-y.html > and from there, putting > Option "UseEdidDpi" "FALSE" > in the display section along side the driver. This caused X to default > back to 75x75 dpi, which is fine, but I still wonder why the > definition in Xservers is being ignored. Hmmm... -dpi 100 in Xservers is purely arbitrary, intended for the old xfs system, not for moderm fontconfig apps. You may find elsewhere if you look around with grep in /etc, e.g. in kdmrc, another instance(s) of an arbitrary -dpi. I don't have hardware that supports UseEdidDpi, and so can't test myself, but I suggest unless you can find out that it's buggy that you allow it to do its job, and adjust elsewhere to get the sizes you prefer. If your desktop is set to 10pt, the size really should be 10pt, and not some artificially shrunken size purporting to be 10pt. If you don't like 10pt, choose something else in your font size chooser. If UseEdidDpi on your system is broken, I suggest you try DisplaySize or Xft.dpi rather than -dpi to force to your preference, or if you're using Gnome, use its control center. If you are using Gnome, start by checking in its control center to see if that's where the 75 is coming from when you disable UseEdidDpi. The log says 111x111. Is that correct, or nearly so? To see whether 111 or 75 is more nearly correct, look at http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/auth/dpi.html . For web browsers, it's better to err on the high side if possible, but the idea is for an inch wide image on http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/auth/dpi-screen-window.html to display at least an inch wide. Only after DPI is reasonably set should font size adjustments elsewhere be made. It isn't just fonts that depend on a proper DPI setting. -- "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord." Psalm 33:12 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/auth/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
