Re: DPI, font size, and Debian

[Billy Biggs <vektor@dumbterm.net>]

Anders Karlsson (anders@trudheim.com):

> The best scenario would be if X + Desktop Environment picked up on the
> actual DPI of the screen(s) and adjusted for that automatically.

  I disagree.  If I hook my laptop up to a data projector, I do not want
all of my fonts to shrink to nothingness.

  I believe that:
    - "Screen DPI" as a concept is really just a "scale factor" for user
      interfaces and should almost never represent the literal meaning
    - Many fonts design their hints for specific point sizes at specific
      DPIs.  Using "99x98" DPI or "102x102" DPI, even if accurate, is
      not productive.

  -Billy