Re: [KDE 3.2] very strange font problems
Hi,
> > > When i upgrade my KDE from 3.1.4 to 3.2.0 and then start KDE, it
> > > behaves like KDE 3.1.4 in 100dpi mode - fonts are ugly big
> > > (right side of screenshots) at 9pt and much to small in 8pt -
> > > thats the reason why i run KDE 3.1.4 in 75dpi mode - here it's:
> > >
> > > PS: Sure, i changed the 75/100dpi lines in XF86Config-4 and
> > > xfs-xtt config when changed X parameter from -dpi 75 to 100 and
> > > vice versa.
> > >
> > Did you also check /etc/kde3/kdm/Xservers?
> > This has -dpi 100 by default and gets overwritten when kdm is
> > upgraded (which always annoys me).
>
> You are so damn right - this was at least a solution for KDE 3.1.4
> I had -dpi 75 in /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc, but 100dpi in xserverrc.
^^^^^^^^^
I ment /etc/kde3/kdm/Xservers, of course.
> Now i changed (still KDE 3.1.4) all to 100 dpi and started X
> -> Fonts are ugly like on screenshots (the right side). In this
> 100dpi mode Helvetica [Adobe] in 9pt is too big and 8pt to small. So
> i changed all to 75dpi and now all is fine. Of couse i had increase
> font heights about 3pt (9pt>12pt) so in 75dpi mode now all looks
> like on the left screenshots but with pt set to 12/11 instead 9/8.
>
> I will now upgrade to KDE 3.2.0 again and let you know if this
> solved my font issues.
>
> .. who knows there are 2 config files for dpi settings ... *damn*
Upgraded to 3.2 and all is fine. 12pt is now like i want it, only
Courier [Bitstream] font is missing for fixed font width fonts.
Marcel.
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