Re: Setting system font defaults

Rex Dieter <[email protected]> Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:03:28 -0600
Newsgroups gmane.linux.kde.redhat.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Wednesday 12 November 2008 17:19:23 Rex Dieter wrote:
>> Anne Wilson wrote:
>>> Is there somewhere that I can set system font defaults?  On small screens
>>> it would help if the fonts could be a bit smaller.
>> If your X setup is correct (screen dimentions, resolution, and in effect
>> dpi), then font size should "just work".
>>
>> What does xdpyinfo report wrt to "dots per inch"?
>>
> Hi, Rex.  This is an Acer Aspire One (9" screen) running Fedora 9.98.
> 
> xdpyinfo says
> resolution: 133x135 dots per inch

OK, now measure the physical size of the screen, and report the 
resolution, and we can calculate if that dpi is correct.

-- Rex

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