Re: Default size for fonts in X?

[Anthony Campbell <ac@acampbell.org.uk>]

On 24 Dec 2003, John Smith wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-12-24 at 18:29, Anthony Campbell wrote:
> > Is there anywhere to set default fonts in X? Currently I'm using
> > 1600x1200 but many menus are so small that they can hardly be seen. I
> > can of course use a lower resolution but is there anywhere where these
> > things are set globally? I've often looked but never found anything.
> >
> >
> > A.
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> 
> Hi Anthony,
> 
> 	what I found out as the best way to influence the default
> fontsize as used on your monitor, is /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, Section
> "Monitor", option DisplaySize which defines the actual size of your
> monitor in milimeters. Here is mine:
> 
> Section "Monitor"
>         Identifier      "Compaq Armada E-500 LCD"
>         HorizSync       28-50
>         VertRefresh     43-75
>         Option          "DPMS"
>         DisplaySize     287 215
> EndSection
> 
> (Sorry, small laptop screen ;-) )
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Jan.

Interesting suggestion; thanks, but it doesn't have any visible effect here.
Perhaps laptops are different? I'm wondering if xfs might help.

A.

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