Re: [Evolution] Evo 1.4.3: fonts for menus, folders etc.

[guenther <guenther rudersport de>]

[Cc'ing Evolution mailing list again.]


> > > So long I guess I have to live with the ugly-big-fonts in Evo...
> > Well, maybe you should check for the DPI value used in KDE and Gnome. If
> > they differ, fonts set with the same size (in pt, not px!) *will* be
> > displayed in different sizes.
>
> Where to find these settings? Of course I will check it! What file(s) to
> consult for KDE, and what for Gnome? Or what GUI to look up / change
> them with?

For Gnome, you can adjust the DPI value with the same app you set the
default fonts. Click the "Details" button to change the Resolution.

$ gnome-font-properties


Dunno where to set this in KDE -- I do not use KDE... ;)


> > Set both DPI values to the same value, then adjust the default Gnome
> > fonts and KDE fonts. They will match and you will be able to reduce the
> > current big font size.
> > Hope, that will solve your problems...
>
> It certainly will - sounds like a perfect match. AFAIK my default
> resolution is 75 dpi, and I saw a "96" somewhere in some Gnome config
> files. Wouldn't that mean that the same font looks larger in Gnome if it
> uses 96 dpi instead of 75?

Uhm, yep, likely... ;)

FWIW: I know mismatching DPI values where at least once the culprit for
too large Gnome fonts on a KDE desktop.

...guenther


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