Re: gnome doesn't know monitor size under nvidia x server
El 2012-07-30 a las 11:01 -0800, Britton Kerin escribió:
(resending to the list)
> On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 9:10 AM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
(...)
> >> >
> >> > If resolution is okay, have you tried by setting the DPI to a lower value?
> >>
> >> I think the DPI is what I want:
> >>
> >> $ xdpyinfo | grep 'dimens|resolut'
> >> dimensions: 1920x1200 pixels (372x231 millimeters)
> >> resolution: 131x132 dots per inch
> >> $
> >
> > Oh, that seems a little big :-o
> >
> > As you seem to be using GNOME 2, you can change DPI value from
> > background/apperance settings → tipography → details. I have set here a
> > value of 96 DPI though my nvidia card still "thinks" this value is smaller:
>
> This was the missing piece for me, thanks so much. Using this I was
> able to crank the font dpi down enough that I could use larger fonts,
> giving some more control over width (e.g. 10 pt vs 11 pt rather than 6
> vs 7), and got my 2-pane vim plus gnome-terminal setup to just fit on
> screen as it used to before upgrade.
>
> Britton
Glad you finally got it working :-)
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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