The pictures are not available any more, so I can not see what the problem is, but you can check out this thread - it improved the things for me a kit. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse/2007-10/msg00537.html Cheers -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just a pile of scrap. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Sun, 2007-10-07 at 20:14 -0500, Sunny wrote:

The pictures are not available any more, so I can not see what the problem is, but you can check out this thread - it improved the things for me a kit.

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse/2007-10/msg00537.html

Cheers

-- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny)

Pictures are working for me. I've tried the link you've given. It has worked fine. My fonts are now looking great! -- arijit sarkar Kolkata, India -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

* Donald D Henson [10-09-07 12:31]:

I like the 10.3 fonts better. Am I weird?

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On 10/9/07, Kevin Dupuy wrote:

:) No, you're not weird. I've heard the same from many people. I think maybe it's something with my system, since some people complained back in Dec. when 10.2 came out that it's fonts were horrible, but on my computer they were great.

I still can;t work with 10.3 since I have to work at my PC for extended lengths, those fonts give me a headache.

On Tue, 2007-10-09 at 10:30 -0600, Donald D Henson wrote:

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Kevin Dupuy wrote:

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Hello everyone!

I wanted to ask this question real quick: My fonts on openSUSE 10.3 (out of the box) look very strange and ugly compared to my fonts out of the box on 10.2. I have no idea why, and I really can't stand them. I'm using 10.2 right now, and will until I can fix this problem.

Here are links to Flickr photos of each desktop, and the Font Settings windows: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1099/1478698977_ca610eee17_o.png That is my 10.3 desktop http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1003/1478698989_1dbde9d834_o.png That is my 10.2 desktop

If you guys need any more info from me, I'll be more than happy to share it.

I like the 10.3 fonts better. Am I weird?

Don Henson

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maybe it's just my own setup, but the fonts, graphics & overall display are much clearer and faster since i upgraded to 10.3. (note: i use gnome -- so maybe it's just the new gnome.) -- cheers, dg <a href="http://opensuse.org"><img style="border: 0px solid ; width: 80px; height: 15px;" alt="openSUSE.org" title="openSUSE.org" src="http://files.opensuse.org/opensuse/en/6/6e/Suselinux-green.png" /></a> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 19:13 +0200, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:

On Tue, 2007-10-09 at 23:14 -0400, darko g wrote:

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On 10/9/07, Kevin Dupuy wrote:

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:) No, you're not weird. I've heard the same from many people. I think maybe it's something with my system, since some people complained back in Dec. when 10.2 came out that it's fonts were horrible, but on my computer they were great.

After I installed 10.3, I noticed that my fonts were ugly on a VAIO laptop (1280x800). I also noticed that the physical size of the display (in mm) was set wrong. After correcting this in xorg.conf, the fonts looked much better.

I then did the suggested change with freetype2. I did not see very much improvement. Some, but nothing compared to what I got with a proper display size configuration.

Maybe those who are happy have a display that gets physical size set right during install?

-- Roger Oberholtzer

OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST

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That could be it... thanks. Where did you go to set that? SaX2? -- Kevin Dupuy Yo.media -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 16:46 -0500, Kevin Dupuy wrote:

That could be it... thanks. Where did you go to set that? SaX2?

Could be a place. I am a die-hard file editor... In /etc/X11/xorg,conf, in the "Monitor" section: Section "Monitor" DisplaySize 417 333 ... EndSection First number is width and second is height, in mm. IYAW, This is for a bigger display than on my laptop. -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Kapellgränd 7 P.O. Box 4205 SE-102 65 Stockholm, Sweden Tel: Int +46 8-615 60 20 Mobl: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 09:26 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:

On 2007/10/11 08:23 (GMT+0200) Roger Oberholtzer apparently typed:

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In /etc/X11/xorg,conf, in the "Monitor" section:

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Section "Monitor"

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DisplaySize 417 333

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EndSection

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First number is width and second is height, in mm. IYAW, This is for a bigger display than on my laptop.

If using Intel video driver, and possibly using others, DisplaySize may be ignored by the driver. https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=331609

Silly intel... I have used this with the stock and proprietary Nvidia drivers. They seem to honor it. In addition, xdpyinfo lists my settings: screen #0: dimensions: 1600x1200 pixels (419x335 millimeters) So, choose your hardware carefully :) -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Kapellgränd 7 P.O. Box 4205 SE-102 65 Stockholm, Sweden Tel: Int +46 8-615 60 20 Mobl: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On 2007/10/11 15:55 (GMT+0200) Stefan Schmidt apparently typed:

On Thursday 11 October 2007 15:26:26 Felix Miata wrote:

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On 2007/10/11 08:23 (GMT+0200) Roger Oberholtzer apparently typed:

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In /etc/X11/xorg,conf, in the "Monitor" section:

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Section "Monitor" DisplaySize 417 333 ... EndSection

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First number is width and second is height, in mm. IYAW, This is for a bigger display than on my laptop.

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If using Intel video driver, and possibly using others, DisplaySize may be ignored by the driver. https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=331609

You can still change the resolution using xrandr --dpi 100 or whatever resolution instead of "100" you like. I inserted the above line in my ~/.xinitrc near the end.

You can see in the bug the assignee suggested to put it in Xsetup, but as a workaround for the Intel's driver's ignorance. It is not progress to find a new driver makes us do things manually that used to be done automatically. A n00b installing for the first time is unlikely to be pleased, much less know what manual intervention he needs to do. -- "The basis of our Bill of Rights comes from the teachings we get from Exodus and St. Matthew, from Isaiah and St. Paul. President Harry S. Truman Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

I use GNOME as well... as I said most people like the 10.3's fonts... so I have no idea what it is... but they defiantly look awkward on my system. Perhaps someone could upload their desktop somewhere (like Flickr or something) and provide a link so we could see how these fonts are coming out? On Tue, 2007-10-09 at 23:14 -0400, darko g wrote:

On 10/9/07, Kevin Dupuy wrote:

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:) No, you're not weird. I've heard the same from many people. I think maybe it's something with my system, since some people complained back in Dec. when 10.2 came out that it's fonts were horrible, but on my computer they were great.

I still can;t work with 10.3 since I have to work at my PC for extended lengths, those fonts give me a headache.

On Tue, 2007-10-09 at 10:30 -0600, Donald D Henson wrote:

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Kevin Dupuy wrote:

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Hello everyone!

I wanted to ask this question real quick: My fonts on openSUSE 10.3 (out of the box) look very strange and ugly compared to my fonts out of the box on 10.2. I have no idea why, and I really can't stand them. I'm using 10.2 right now, and will until I can fix this problem.

Here are links to Flickr photos of each desktop, and the Font Settings windows: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1099/1478698977_ca610eee17_o.png That is my 10.3 desktop http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1003/1478698989_1dbde9d834_o.png That is my 10.2 desktop

If you guys need any more info from me, I'll be more than happy to share it.

I like the 10.3 fonts better. Am I weird?

Don Henson

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maybe it's just my own setup, but the fonts, graphics & overall display are much clearer and faster since i upgraded to 10.3. (note: i use gnome -- so maybe it's just the new gnome.)

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