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Until I find the time to write more about DPI and fonts sizes. Look at this: It's wrong! The right way was, is and will be (until all Xorg driver detect it automaticly)
 * Edit /etc/xorg.conf
 * Take a ruler and add to ' Section "Monitor" '
    DisplaySize x-in-mm y-in-mm
 And restart your Xserever
 * Is the font size different than before?
  *Then file a bug for you X11 driver "Driver incapable to detect DDC screen size"
  * If you don't like the size of the font, open the control center and change the size of the font.

Now the size of the same fonts, take a ruler again, will be the same on all monitors, that have a correct DisplaySize setting.

Of course some people prefer bigger and some smaller fonts. There will never be a perfect default
font size. But if you prefer a different font size, change the font size, not the dpi.
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Monitor here range from 75 dpi to 144 dpi. That's ~ factor of two. With ''identical fonts siz'' setting, the Monitors here range from 75 dpi to 144 dpi. That's ~ factor of two. With ''identical fonts siz'' setting, the
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On 100 dpi Monitor you a '''U''', but the same U look like a '''u''' on 144 dpi Monitor. Imagine how readable lowercase letter are. The same 'U' , displayed on 100 dpi monitor is '''U''', but looks like '''u''' on 144 dpi monitor. Imagine how readable lowercase letter are.
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Solution to this misbehaviour was, is and will be

  * Edit /etc/xorg.conf
  * Take a ruler and add to 'Section "Monitor"
      DisplaySize x-in-mm y-in-mm
  And restart your Xserever
  * Is the font size different than before?
   *Then file a bug for you X11 driver "Driver incapable to detect DDC screen size"
   * If you don't like the size of the font, open the control center and change the size of the font.

Now the size (take a ruler again) of the same fonts will be the same on all Monitors were use DisplaySize.

Achim Bohnet

Email: MailTo(ach AT SPAMFREE mpe DOT mpg DOT de)

IRC on Freenode: allee, you can find me in #kubuntu-devel

https://launchpad.net/people/allee

I'm a sysadmin running Kubuntu on Laptops and Desktops. With dapper, server and cluster will follow.

Hardcoding a fixed DPI

It's wrong! The right way was, is and will be (until all Xorg driver detect it automaticly)

  • Edit /etc/xorg.conf
  • Take a ruler and add to ' Section "Monitor" ' And restart your Xserever
  • Is the font size different than before?
    • Then file a bug for you X11 driver "Driver incapable to detect DDC screen size"
    • If you don't like the size of the font, open the control center and change the size of the font.

Now the size of the same fonts, take a ruler again, will be the same on all monitors, that have a correct DisplaySize setting.

Of course some people prefer bigger and some smaller fonts. There will never be a perfect default font size. But if you prefer a different font size, change the font size, not the dpi.

<rant>

Monitors here range from 75 dpi to 144 dpi. That's ~ factor of two. With identical fonts siz setting, the size of the same 'H' displayed on screen will be: 

  |_|
  | |           <-- 144 dpi monitor


  |  |
  |__|
  |  |            <--  75 dpi monitor
  |  |

The same 'U' , displayed on 100 dpi monitor is U, but looks like u on 144 dpi monitor. Imagine how readable lowercase letter are.

</rant>

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