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Re: dpi changes on the fly



On Mon, Sep 10, 2007 at 09:44:26AM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Running Sid with Nvidia driver 9631.
>
> X has always been rock solid, but recently I notice that the DPI settings 
> of the display changes on the fly, when I do:
>
> xdpyinfo | grep 'dots per inch'
>
> I normally get 110x110. That's what I set it to in /etc/gdm/gdm.conf:
>
> ...
> command=/usr/bin/X0 :1 -layout X0 -dpi 110 -deferglyphs 16 -isolateDevice 
> \"PCI:1:0:0\" -sharevts
> ...
>
> But recently "suddenly"... maybe related to running Qt apps? the DPI 
> setting changes on the fly to 138x88 and all font sizes get tiny.
>
> Logging out and back in sets it back to 110x110.
>
> Is that possible, those DPI changes on the fly?

gnome lets you change dpi on the fly from within the fonts
configuration window (don't ask me how to get there, I don't use
gnome, that's the wife's little clicky stuff).

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