https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372912
User mfabian@novell.com added comment
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372912#c3
Mike Fabian changed:
What |Removed |Added
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Status|NEW |NEEDINFO
Info Provider| |probono@myrealbox.com
--- Comment #3 from Mike Fabian 2008-03-25 15:11:39 MST ---
Simon Peter> For a long time I thought this might be intentional,
Most likely this is intentional.
Simon Peter> but closer investigation reveals that fonts on a 1024x768
Simon Peter> screen are *larger* (=consist of more pixels on the
Simon Peter> screen) than the same fonts on a 1280x1024 screen.
The default font sizes are calculated in “point” which is a unit of
length (like millimeters or inch). A 10 point font will use more
pixels on a higher resolution display (higher resolution means more
dpi, i.e. more dots per inch).
If your 1024x768 screen had a higher resolution, the effect you
observe would be perfectly normal.
What resolutions do your screens have? I.e. what height and width
measured in millimeters do they have? Is the variable DisplaySize
in /etc/X11/xorg.conf set to the correct dimensions of your screens?
For example, on my machine xorg.conf contains:
Section "Monitor"
Option "CalcAlgorithm" "XServerPool"
DisplaySize 430 270
HorizSync 30-66
Identifier "Monitor[0]"
ModelName "PHILIPS 200W"
Option "DPMS"
VendorName "PHILIPS"
VertRefresh 30-61
UseModes "Modes[0]"
EndSection
and my monitor is really has a width of 430 millimeters and a height
of 270 millimeters. My monitor has 1680x1050 pixels, with the above
dimensions this gives a resolution of 98x98 dpi and a 10 point font
will thus use
98/72 * 10 = 13.6 pixels
vertical.
Please check these calculations for your screens.
→ NEEDINFO.
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