Re: "System" font

[jg pa dec com (Jim Gettys)]

Use the xdpyinfo command, and check the resolution.

If it is bogus, then send a bug report to XFree86.

They've only recently started using the information modern monitors
provide to graphics cards; it is very possible/likely that the autodetected
resolution is wrong.

                             - Jim


> Sender: gnome-list-admin gnome org
> From: Peter Wainwright <prw wainpr demon co uk>
> Date: 03 Feb 2002 11:52:10 +0000
> To: gnome-list gnome org
> Cc: Lionel Lecoq <lionel_lecoq yahoo com>
> Subject: Re: "System" font
> -----
> On Sat, 2002-02-02 at 18:56, David Hampton wrote:
> > On Sat, 2002-02-02 at 08:18, Lionel Lecoq wrote:
> >
> > I'm running RedHat 7.2 with Ximian Gnome and XFree86 4.2.0.
> > Xconfigurator doesn't recognixe the Matrox G550, but its the same driver
> > as for the G450 and the X log file does explicitly call it by the name
> > G550 so it is recognized.  I didn't ask on the X list because this
> > problem seemes like a GTK/Gnome font size problem, not an X install
> > problem.  Everything else works fine, its just that the menu font is way
> > too large.
> >
>
> It may be an X problem. I remember having difficulty with some
> fonts on an ATI chipset because the dots-per-inch value in
> the X server was set incorrectly. If you look in the X
> server log,
>
> grep DPI /var/log/gdm/:0.log
>
> do you see a reasonable value (75,75) or maybe (100,100)?
> My problem was that the system tried to autodetect this value
> and got it dreadfully wrong (325,325)! You can force the
> DPI value in whatever script starts the X server. For gdm
> you would put a line like
>
> 0=/usr/bin/X11/X -dpi 75
>
> in the [servers] section of /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf.
>
> Peter
>
> > David
> >
> > > Could well be that your card is not recognised I would advise to rerun
> the configration for X.
> > > Depending on your distro  there might be an Xconfigurator, otherwise X
> -configure may do the
> > > trick. It would also be useful to know which version of X (3.x.x or
> 4.x.x) you are running since
> > > if you have 3.3.x your new card may well not be supported...
> > > best place to post in order to get help is newbie XFree86 Org
> > > Lionel
> > >
> > > --- David Hampton <hampton employees org> wrote:
> > > > I just installed a new monitor/video card, and my "system" font now
> > > > seems huge.  By system font I mean the font used for the panel menus,
> > > > all application menus, etc.  I didn't see any way in the control panel
> > > > to change this, and I'm running gnome 1.4 so the thread on changing
> > > > fonts in 2.0 doesn't help me.  What do I need to edit/change to change
> > > > this font size?  Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > David
> >
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