[ltp] skinny fonts

Greg Meyer linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 11 Mar 2006 17:50:54 -0500


On Saturday 11 March 2006 1:47 am, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote:
> It's not your hardware. =A01400x1050 means more definition, and better
> looking fonts, than 1024x768.

Excellent point to cap off an outstanding explanation.  A 1400x1050 display=
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that is the same size as a 1024x768 display will have much nicer font=20
rendering assuming the X is told about the correct display size, because it=
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has more pixels per inch to make a better image.

Back to the OP, because you were focused on recreating what windows was doi=
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with a graphical environment that doesn't do it the way windows does, you=20
have inadvertently traded in a much nicer display.  Just set DisplaySize to=
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the actual physical characteristics of the flat panel, and all will be=20
fantastic.
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Greg