[ltp] Re: Physical screen size of the Thinkpad X31 and powersave mode

[Osho GG]

--- Greg Meyer <mdklists@gkmweb.com> wrote:

> On Friday 03 September 2004 09:56 pm, Osho GG wrote:
> > Yes, the values here will override values read
> from
> > your Monitor. In my experience, I have found that
> it
> > is best to use values for DisplaySize such that
> the
> > calculated DPI is 96. I have found that freetype2
> etc.
> > font rendering libraries work best at that. So, if
> you
> > resolution is 1024x768; you may want to try the
> > display size
> >
> > DisplaySize 271 203
> >
> Wouldn't you want to use the actual dpi of your
> monitor here?  My T41's 1400 x 
> 1050 flatpanel is actually 125 dpi, and fonts don't
> look good unless I use 
> that setting.

A lot of applications don't like 125 dpi - the fonts
are too big. Also font anti-aliasing, specifically
with sub-pixel renering works better with 96 dpi. 

With 125 dpi, I found that I had to change font
settings at way too many places to not get too large
fonts.

Osho


		
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