Re: Some stuff about DPI [was: Re: text size xfce4 panel]

2021-07-08 Thread mick crane
On 2021-07-08 14:46, Andrei POPESCU wrote: at the minute most things are readable except for the address bar in Brave browser. and for some reason the pop up windows/drop down menus sometimes are OK and sometimes the same window is too small for all the same text. Brave is not even in Debia

Re: Some stuff about DPI [was: Re: text size xfce4 panel]

2021-07-08 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 08 iul 21, 12:06:31, mick crane wrote: > On 2021-07-08 01:33, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > > > Hope this provides at least some idea on the topic, because it likely > > doesn't really explain much. > > > Thanks, it seems like a minefield and not the easiest of things to > understand. The

Re: Some stuff about DPI [was: Re: text size xfce4 panel]

2021-07-08 Thread mick crane
On 2021-07-08 01:33, Andrei POPESCU wrote: Hope this provides at least some idea on the topic, because it likely doesn't really explain much. Thanks, it seems like a minefield and not the easiest of things to understand. at the minute most things are readable except for the address bar in Br

Some stuff about DPI [was: Re: text size xfce4 panel]

2021-07-07 Thread Andrei POPESCU
re tiny. > > > > > Also the tabs in brave browser and browser menu settings. > > > > > I have looked but unable to find where to change those text sizes. > > > > > > > > Start with the DPI setting in the XFCE settings for display. > >

Re: High DPI (4K), laptop screen, mode settings, fonts and initramfs-tools

2020-03-01 Thread deloptes
Darac Marjal wrote: >> Is there an "official" way to accomplish this via hooks in >> initramfs-tool? Are there user/system hooks that would be preserved >> across initramfs-tool updates and a correct/conventional way of >> implementing them? >> >> This is initramfs-tools 0.13deb10u1 I don't have

Re: High DPI (4K), laptop screen, mode settings, fonts and initramfs-tools

2020-03-01 Thread Darac Marjal
On 22/02/2020 20:57, Alex Yuriev wrote: > Hi, > > I have a 4K laptop in a 12" package with Intel HD520. I have been > running Debian 7 and Debian 8 on it for a while and now I have updated > to Debian 10. > > I'm sure that you already have an idea of the issue - the console > fonts on 4k are tiny,

Re: High DPI (4K), laptop screen, mode settings, fonts and initramfs-tools

2020-02-22 Thread Felix Miata
Alex Yuriev composed on 2020-02-22 15:57 (UTC-0500): > I have a 4K laptop in a 12" package with Intel HD520. I have been running > Debian 7 and Debian 8 on it for a while and now I have updated to Debian 10. > I'm sure that you already have an idea of the issue - the console fonts on > 4k are tin

High DPI (4K), laptop screen, mode settings, fonts and initramfs-tools

2020-02-22 Thread Alex Yuriev
Hi, I have a 4K laptop in a 12" package with Intel HD520. I have been running Debian 7 and Debian 8 on it for a while and now I have updated to Debian 10. I'm sure that you already have an idea of the issue - the console fonts on 4k are tiny, barely usable even at 32px ( does anyone know why setf

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Setting DPI (was: Monitor question)

2010-12-28 Thread Camaleón
all >> resolutions. Under WinXP, if you use a high resolution, you get tiny >> fonts. > > Am I the only one experiencing this? > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23705 > > (Summary: Xorg forces 96 DPI and it is impossible to change it) Wow, how bad :-( I don&#x

Re: Changing DPI in X.org

2010-10-20 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Mi, 20 oct 10, 10:51:03, Jörg-Volker Peetz wrote: > You could also calculate a display size in "mm x mm" according to the > LCD resolution and the desired DPI value and set it in the "Monitor" > section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf, e.g., > > DisplaySize 285

Re: Changing DPI in X.org

2010-10-20 Thread Jörg-Volker Peetz
You could also calculate a display size in "mm x mm" according to the LCD resolution and the desired DPI value and set it in the "Monitor" section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf, e.g., DisplaySize 285 214 -- Best regards, Jörg-Volker. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: Changing DPI in X.org

2010-10-19 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Ma, 19 oct 10, 12:53:48, Paul Johnson wrote: > On 10/18/2010 11:36 AM, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > On Mi, 13 oct 10, 11:34:30, Paul Johnson wrote: > >> I'm running x.org 7.5 on Debian Testing, on a ThinkPad T400 laptop. For > >> some reason, it detects the inter

Re: Changing DPI in X.org

2010-10-19 Thread Paul Johnson
On 10/18/2010 11:36 AM, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Mi, 13 oct 10, 11:34:30, Paul Johnson wrote: >> I'm running x.org 7.5 on Debian Testing, on a ThinkPad T400 laptop. For >> some reason, it detects the internal display as 96 DPI, when it's >> actually 107 DPI. W

Re: Changing DPI in X.org

2010-10-18 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Mi, 13 oct 10, 11:34:30, Paul Johnson wrote: > I'm running x.org 7.5 on Debian Testing, on a ThinkPad T400 laptop. For > some reason, it detects the internal display as 96 DPI, when it's > actually 107 DPI. What's the best way to let x.org know the internal > displ

Re: Changing DPI in X.org

2010-10-15 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:55:52 -0400, John A. Sullivan III wrote: > On Thu, 2010-10-14 at 22:27 +, Camaleón wrote: >> > I noticed the "fonts settings" control in GNOME, but this doesn't >> > pass the DPI to other programs that check the system DPI setting, &

Re: Changing DPI in X.org

2010-10-14 Thread John A. Sullivan III
.5 on Debian Testing, on a ThinkPad T400 laptop. > >>> For some reason, it detects the internal display as 96 DPI, when it's > >>> actually 107 DPI. What's the best way to let x.org know the internal > >>> display's actual DPI? > >> >

Re: Changing DPI in X.org

2010-10-14 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:46:37 -0500, Paul Johnson wrote: > On 10/14/2010 02:40 AM, Camaleón wrote: >> On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:34:30 -0500, Paul Johnson wrote: >> >>> I'm running x.org 7.5 on Debian Testing, on a ThinkPad T400 laptop. >>> For some reason, it

Re: Changing DPI in X.org

2010-10-14 Thread Paul Johnson
On 10/14/2010 02:40 AM, Camaleón wrote: > On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:34:30 -0500, Paul Johnson wrote: > >> I'm running x.org 7.5 on Debian Testing, on a ThinkPad T400 laptop. For >> some reason, it detects the internal display as 96 DPI, when it's >> actually 10

Re: Changing DPI in X.org

2010-10-14 Thread Nick Jones
On 13 October 2010 17:34, Paul Johnson wrote: [..] > What's the best way to let x.org know the internal > display's actual DPI? If you use 'startx', then you can do: $ startx -- -dpi 107 This section from Arch Linux's wiki does a good job of explaining how to

Re: Changing DPI in X.org

2010-10-14 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:34:30 -0500, Paul Johnson wrote: > I'm running x.org 7.5 on Debian Testing, on a ThinkPad T400 laptop. For > some reason, it detects the internal display as 96 DPI, when it's > actually 107 DPI. What's the best way to let x.org know the interna

Re: Changing DPI in X.org

2010-10-13 Thread Javier Vasquez
On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Paul Johnson wrote: > I'm running x.org 7.5 on Debian Testing, on a ThinkPad T400 laptop.  For > some reason, it detects the internal display as 96 DPI, when it's > actually 107 DPI.  What's the best way to let x.org know the interna

Changing DPI in X.org

2010-10-13 Thread Paul Johnson
I'm running x.org 7.5 on Debian Testing, on a ThinkPad T400 laptop. For some reason, it detects the internal display as 96 DPI, when it's actually 107 DPI. What's the best way to let x.org know the internal display's actual DPI? signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: dpi changes on the fly

2007-09-12 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Running Sid with Nvidia driver 9631. X has always been rock solid, but recently I notice that the DPI settings of the display changes on the fly, when I do: xdpyinfo | grep 'dots per inch' I normally get 110x110. That's what

Re: dpi changes on the fly

2007-09-12 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Running Sid with Nvidia driver 9631. X has always been rock solid, but recently I notice that the DPI settings of the display changes on the fly, when I do: xdpyinfo | grep 'dots per inch' I normally get 110x110. That's what I set it to in /e

Re: dpi changes on the fly

2007-09-11 Thread J
I use kdm and had to make this change to stop random font changes, but I only saw fonts change size when rebooting: root:/etc/kde3/kdm# diff Xservers Xservers.20041211 13c13 < :0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/X11R6/bin/X -nolisten tcp -dpi 100 --- > :0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/X11R6/bin/X -no

Re: dpi changes on the fly

2007-09-11 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Mon, Sep 10, 2007 at 09:44:26AM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Hi, > > Running Sid with Nvidia driver 9631. > > X has always been rock solid, but recently I notice that the DPI settings > of the display changes on the fly, when I do: > > xdpyinfo | grep 'dots

dpi changes on the fly

2007-09-10 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Hi, Running Sid with Nvidia driver 9631. X has always been rock solid, but recently I notice that the DPI settings of the display changes on the fly, when I do: xdpyinfo | grep 'dots per inch' I normally get 110x110. That's what I set it to in /etc/gdm/gdm.conf: ... command

Re: DPI change from Etch to Lenny?

2007-09-05 Thread Miles Bader
"Masatran, R. Deepak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The DPI of my Debian Testing system has changed. The change, I inferred from > "xdpyinfo", is that Stable is at 96 DPI while Testing has unexpectedly changed > to 75 DPI. Is this an intentional change, or is it

DPI change from Etch to Lenny?

2007-09-05 Thread Masatran, R. Deepak
The DPI of my Debian Testing system has changed. The change, I inferred from "xdpyinfo", is that Stable is at 96 DPI while Testing has unexpectedly changed to 75 DPI. Is this an intentional change, or is it a bug? -- Masatran, R. Deepak <http://research.iiit.ac.in/~masatra

Re: X, dpi and fonts

2006-09-02 Thread Andrei Popescu
T <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 10:45:15 +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > > T <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> - How can I determine the dpi of current X session? > > > > xdpyinfo > > thanks but, then what?

Re: X, dpi and fonts

2006-09-02 Thread T
On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 10:45:15 +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > T <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> - How can I determine the dpi of current X session? > > xdpyinfo thanks but, then what? Do you mean: screen #0: print screen:no dimensions:1152x864 pix

Re: X, dpi and fonts

2006-09-02 Thread Andrei Popescu
T <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - How can I determine the dpi of current X session? xdpyinfo HTH Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubs

X, dpi and fonts

2006-09-01 Thread T
Hi Several questions about X and dpi: - How can I determine the dpi of current X session? - Is there any relation between X dpi and font selection? - How does X map font request such as '-*-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-*-*-*-100-*-*-*-*-*-*' to actual font name? I thi

Re: DPI setting

2006-05-02 Thread Liam O'Toole
On Tue, 2 May 2006 18:30:18 +0100 ArameFarpado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Liam O'Toole wrote: > > > > Do you log in using gdm? > no, i use kdm. > > > > The dpi setting in gdm (which is 96 by > > default) overrides that in xorg.conf. It does

Re: DPI setting

2006-05-01 Thread Liam O'Toole
> > > In xorg.conf > use this two options on the section "Device" of your graphics card > > Option "UseEditDpi""false" > Option "Dpi" "110 x 110" > > > regards >

Re: DPI setting

2006-05-01 Thread Digby Tarvin
On Mon, May 01, 2006 at 11:16:49AM +0100, Liam O'Toole wrote: > On Mon, 1 May 2006 08:33:50 +0100 > Digby Tarvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [snip] > > > > > > > Depending on how you start X, you may be starting it with the -dpi > > > opti

Re: DPI setting

2006-05-01 Thread Liam O'Toole
On Mon, 1 May 2006 08:33:50 +0100 Digby Tarvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > > > > Depending on how you start X, you may be starting it with the -dpi > > option. (my gdm.conf uses: `X -dpi 96') > > AFAIK, this will override any DisplaySize settings in xo

Re: DPI setting

2006-05-01 Thread Digby Tarvin
gh resolution > > > monitor (1600x1200). It works fine but it is convinced I have 75x75 > > > DPI, so everything is *very* small. Real resolution is about > > > 110x110 DPI. How can I convince xorg X server to use another > > > setting? > <...> > > In

Re: DPI setting

2006-04-30 Thread Felix C. Stegerman
* Digby Tarvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-04-30 23:50]: > On Sun, Apr 30, 2006 at 11:22:27PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... > > I have a debian installation and I use a relatively high resolution > > monitor (1600x1200). It works fine but it is convinced I have 75x75 >

Re: DPI setting

2006-04-30 Thread ArameFarpado
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > .. > dimensions: 1600x1200 (524x486 millimiters) <=== the real dimensions are > (360x266 mm) > resolution: 75x75 dots per inch <=== the real resolution is > about 110x110 DPI .. > > what should I tweak? > > TiA >

Re: DPI setting

2006-04-30 Thread Digby Tarvin
s convinced I have 75x75 DPI, so everything is *very* > small. > Real resolution is about 110x110 DPI. > How can I convince xorg X server to use another setting? > I tried the monitor calibration process, but that didn't change anything. > xdpyinfo still reports: > .. >

Re: DPI setting

2006-04-30 Thread Gilles Mocellin
Le Dimanche 30 Avril 2006 23:22, [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : > Sorry, > I have not been able to find the answer, even if I KNOW it must be a FAQ :( > > I have a debian installation and I use a relatively high resolution monitor > (1600x1200). It works fine but it is convinced I hav

DPI setting

2006-04-30 Thread MC5686
Sorry, I have not been able to find the answer, even if I KNOW it must be a FAQ :( I have a debian installation and I use a relatively high resolution monitor (1600x1200). It works fine but it is convinced I have 75x75 DPI, so everything is *very* small. Real resolution is about 110x110 DPI

Re: determine correct dpi settings for X

2006-01-03 Thread Gonzalo HIGUERA DÍAZ
u. A partial quote from "/usr/share/doc/x11-common/FAQ.gz": > > > > > > """ > > > How do I set the DPI (dots-per-inch) value used by the X server? > > > > > >Two ways to get an accurate DPI value to your application are: >

Re: determine correct dpi settings for X

2006-01-03 Thread Noah Dain
nches and manually > > calculate the horizontal and vertical dots per inch for your preferred > > resolution, or measure it in centimetres and let the Xorg server do it > > for you. A partial quote from "/usr/share/doc/x11-common/FAQ.gz": > > > > ""&qu

Re: determine correct dpi settings for X

2006-01-03 Thread LeVA
s per inch for your preferred > resolution, or measure it in centimetres and let the Xorg server do it > for you. A partial quote from "/usr/share/doc/x11-common/FAQ.gz": > > """ > How do I set the DPI (dots-per-inch) value used by the X server? > >Two ways t

Re: determine correct dpi settings for X

2006-01-03 Thread Gonzalo HIGUERA DÍAZ
2006-01-03 13:05 +0100, LeVA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi! > > How can I determine my correct (real) dpi settings for X? I'm searching for a > method which is like the one in the Firefox browser. There is a small line in > a window, which I can measure, and then enter the

determine correct dpi settings for X

2006-01-03 Thread LeVA
Hi! How can I determine my correct (real) dpi settings for X? I'm searching for a method which is like the one in the Firefox browser. There is a small line in a window, which I can measure, and then enter the real size of the line (in centimeters or inches). But what if I do not have fi

Re: High DPI values and how text and grfx loose scale.

2004-01-06 Thread David Z Maze
Mike Mestnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On my system I have small monitors that I drive at high resolutions. > This makes my DPI about 130. With this DPI it's vary obvious that > text is bigger, while EVERYTHING else remains small. This has > created a lot of bugs d

High DPI values and how text and grfx loose scale.

2004-01-06 Thread Mike Mestnik
On my system I have small monitors that I drive at high resolutions. This makes my DPI about 130. With this DPI it's vary obvious that text is bigger, while EVERYTHING else remains small. This has created a lot of bugs dealing with fonts being bigger than there containers. I also run

Getting 125 dpi fonts under X

2001-10-25 Thread David Z Maze
3x124 dpi resolution, which matches up with hand calculation. I'd like to get ~125 dpi fonts to match the display. I admit to not being a big fan of bitmapped fonts, since they fail in pretty much exactly this situation. Fortunately, Debian includes a nice set of scalable fonts (particula

"startx -- :1" suddenly fails but "startx -- :1 -dpi 75" works in woody?

2001-03-23 Thread Mario Vukelic
anymore, giving me a Fatal Server Error: Server is already active for display 0. Yeah, I know that. Curiously "startx -- :1 -dpi 75" works just fine and starts root's X on display 1. I don't see why this should be so, therefore I believe it must be a bug in woody. I mean, this has

Re: How to set DPI when running KDM? SOLVED

2001-02-12 Thread Viktor Rosenfeld
Alan Chandler wrote: > >> The only problem is that I'm running KDM, which will still run my X > >> server with -dpi 75. I have been looking into the files in > >> /etc/X11/kdm, but couldn't find a place to specify the different > >> resolution.

Re: How to set DPI when running KDM?

2001-02-10 Thread Alan Chandler
On Sat, 10 Feb 2001 10:44:43 -0800, Eric G . Miller wrote: >On Sat, Feb 10, 2001 at 06:41:29PM +0100, Viktor Rosenfeld wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> I just went through my monthly apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade >> for woody, and noticed that X now is

Re: How to set DPI when running KDM?

2001-02-10 Thread Eric G . Miller
On Sat, Feb 10, 2001 at 06:41:29PM +0100, Viktor Rosenfeld wrote: > Hi folks, > > I just went through my monthly apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade > for woody, and noticed that X now is running with -dpi 100 when started > with startx. This is great, finally I

How to set DPI when running KDM?

2001-02-10 Thread Viktor Rosenfeld
Hi folks, I just went through my monthly apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade for woody, and noticed that X now is running with -dpi 100 when started with startx. This is great, finally I have a consistent font resolution. The only problem is that I'm running KDM, which will s

Re: magicfilter and 1200 dpi

1999-08-13 Thread Eberhard Burr
Joachim Trinkwitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi all, > > I just wanted to install my new LaserJet 4000 printer with > magicfilter, and found that there isn't a filter for a 1200 dpi > printer. Is there a way to modify an existing filter (I'm thinking of >

magicfilter and 1200 dpi

1999-08-13 Thread Joachim Trinkwitz
Hi all, I just wanted to install my new LaserJet 4000 printer with magicfilter, and found that there isn't a filter for a 1200 dpi printer. Is there a way to modify an existing filter (I'm thinking of the psonly600-filter, which works with the LJ 4000) to get the 1200 dpi capabi

magicfilter and 1200 dpi

1999-08-11 Thread Joachim Trinkwitz
Hi all, I just wanted to install my new LaserJet 4000 printer with magicfilter, and found that there isn't a filter for a 1200 dpi printer. Is there a way to modify an existing filter (I'm thinking of the psonly600-filter, which works with the LJ 4000) to get the 1200 dpi capabi

DPI

1999-01-09 Thread Stefan Baums
Hi, I just read your dpi request on the Debian mailing list archives. In case you don't have an answer yet: I change my X dpi setting with the command-line option "-dpi" (startx -dpi 96); if you have learned of any more elegant way to do this, please tell me. Another thing

Changing DPI in X.

1999-01-07 Thread Paulo Silva
Hello, Today I was reading LyX documentation. After reading how to calculate the DPI of your monitor I've ran across the following: > ... If this number is more than, say, 5 DPI from the detected value, you > should either fix the X setup, or at least tell LyX that the DPI is >

RE: Epson Stylus Color at 720 dpi ?

1998-08-05 Thread Ted Harding
On 05-Aug-98 Lars Steinke wrote: > I am using the Epson Stylus Color 600 and got it to print nicely using the > magicfilter package (via ghostscript, of course). Just a word of warning: > I did not succeed in printing via the 720 dpi filter, using the 360 dpi > one works fine though

Epson Stylus Color at 720 dpi ?

1998-08-05 Thread Lars Steinke
Stylus Color 600 and got it to print nicely using the magicfilter package (via ghostscript, of course). Just a word of warning: I did not succeed in printing via the 720 dpi filter, using the 360 dpi one works fine though (actually I just removed the -r720 option in the magicfilter script...). Has an

Re: X config problem: -dpi option

1998-03-23 Thread Art Lemasters
the download site. After you install it, you may have to redo your XF86 setup or configuration. Be sure to get the appropriate xserver for your video card. Art > Marizio asked: > > Does someone know where in the config files one can set the -dpi option for > > the X server, if a

Re: X config problem: -dpi option

1998-03-23 Thread Art Lemasters
Marizio asked: > Does someone know where in the config files one can set the -dpi option for > the X server, if a value is needed which is different from the default? Do you really mean the "-dpi" option for printing, fonts, etc.? If so, disregard my following answer.

X config problem: -dpi option

1998-03-23 Thread Maurizio Quadrio
Does someone know where in the config files one can set the -dpi option for the X server, if a value is needed which is different from the default? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]