on Thu, Nov 30, 2000 at 09:54:26PM -0500, David Z Maze (dmaze@MIT.EDU) wrote: > Karsten M Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> writes: > KMS> I note that my system is running at 75 dpi. Will 100 dpi give more or > KMS> less resolution, and how do I set resolution anyway? > > That number is basically a measurement of how big fonts are; a bigger > number means you'll have larger fonts. On a 75dpi display, a 72-point > font will be 75 pixels high, but it would be 100 pixels high on a > 100dpi display. (Because it's trying to be "one inch" tall, and > that's its concept of how big "one inch" is.) > > Especially at higher display resolutions, it's nice to use the larger > font sizes to get readable displays. There's not an XF86Config > option for it, I don't think, but you can pass the '-dpi' switch to > your X server to change the number. If you're using xfs, its > configuration file includes a default font resolution; you should make > sure its configuration file matches the font resolution you're running > X at. Sounds as if 100 dpi is actually lower resolution (larger font) than 75 dpi. 'That right? I prefer better res, myself. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://www.netcom.com/~kmself Evangelist, Zelerate, Inc. http://www.zelerate.org What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
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