On Thu, 2003-12-25 at 10:48, Anthony Campbell wrote:
> On 24 Dec 2003, John Smith wrote:
> > On Wed, 2003-12-24 at 18:29, Anthony Campbell wrote:
> > > Is there anywhere to set default fonts in X? Currently I'm using
> > > 1600x1200 but many menus are so small that they can hardly be seen. I
> > > can of course use a lower resolution but is there anywhere where these
> > > things are set globally? I've often looked but never found anything.
> > >
> > >
> > > A.
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> > Hi Anthony,
> >
> > what I found out as the best way to influence the default
> > fontsize as used on your monitor, is /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, Section
> > "Monitor", option DisplaySize which defines the actual size of your
> > monitor in milimeters. Here is mine:
> >
> > Section "Monitor"
> > Identifier "Compaq Armada E-500 LCD"
> > HorizSync 28-50
> > VertRefresh 43-75
> > Option "DPMS"
> > DisplaySize 287 215
> > EndSection
> >
> > (Sorry, small laptop screen ;-) )
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Jan.
>
> Interesting suggestion; thanks, but it doesn't have any visible effect here.
> Perhaps laptops are different? I'm wondering if xfs might help.
>
> A.
>
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Anthony,
you _did_ restart your xserver and related (xfs!) daemons
I hope? Just being sure.
Sincerely,
Jan.
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