Re: dpi changes on the fly
I use kdm and had to make this change to stop
random font changes, but I only saw fonts change
size when rebooting:
root:/etc/kde3/kdm# diff Xservers Xservers.20041211
13c13
< :0 local@tty1 /usr/X11R6/bin/X -nolisten tcp -dpi 100
---
> :0 local@tty1 /usr/X11R6/bin/X -nolisten tcp
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?
>
> How does it happen?
>
> Hugo
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