Re: GDM - Font Size
At Mon, 4 Oct 2004 16:15:04 +0200, Bruce Park wrote:
> At Mon, 04 Oct 2004 09:35:14 +0200, Andre Schaefer wrote:
> > Bruce Park wrote:
> > > Hey Deb Users,
> > >
> > > Can anyone tell me how I can set the font size for GDM (both standard
> > > and graphical?)
> > >
> > > I tried searching /etc/gdm/gdm.conf but I got nowhere.
> >
> > Try to set the dpi resolution of your Xsession, that will affect font sizes.
> >
> > append
> > -dpi 100
> > to the command line of [server-Standard] in /etc/gdm/gdm.conf to get
> > larger fonts or
> > -dpi 75
> > to get smaller ones.
> >
> > You can also compute the real dpi value of your physical display and use
> > that. (120 dpi in case of my laptop)
> >
> > Hope that helps,
> >
> > * André
> >
>
> Andre,
>
> Thanks for responding.
>
> If I set the dpi to 75, then it'll effect X as a whole, meaning all my applications in graphical mode will be set this way.
>
> When I was first starting out, that's what I used and I quickly realized that with my 17'' LCD, 100dpi was a better solution.
>
> On the other hand, some did mention that the fonts in graphical themes are builtin. They just seem to be too big for my taste.
>
Sorry guys,
That last sentence "On the other hand..."
Tom has cleared stated that it's controlled through the individual themes. It should be easily modifiable.
bp
> bp
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