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Re: Teeny tiny console font after firmware-linux



Bob Bernstein composed on 2016-06-03 21:48 (UTC-0400):

I discovered and remedied that I only had one of the
firmware-linux-free/nonfree packages installed. Then I enabled
framebuffer and began to run dpkg-reconfigure console-setup with
some success. I now have Terminus2Bold 16x32 to use in my console,
or terminal, or whatever.

But I want bigger, to accommodate my failing eyes. This leads me --
ta da, finally! -- to my _question_:

Will a given font appear smaller or larger if the screen
resolution is increased or decreased?

To enable framebuffer I set in /etc/default/grub:

GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1024x768
and rem'd out
# GRUB_TERMINAL=console

The output of 'hwinfo --framebuffer' suggests I have many other
larger and smaller resolutions available to me, but I am not one
to muck around with undue familiarity in those far reaches.

If I _knew_ that the result of setting a lesser resolution, say,
800x600, would render those Terminus2Bold 16x32 jobbies "bigger"
on my monitor, I would rally round and charge into it!

Keeping all else equal, screen dimensions in mm or cm or inches in particular, changing resolution has a big impact on text size. Fewer pixels in a given space means a lower pixel density. So, conversely, more pixels in a given space means higher pixel density. A 16x32 glyph is nominally 16px wide by 32px tall. Those pixels necessarily take up more space as resolution and density are lowered.

In summary, 16x32 at a lower screen resolution translates to a bigger glyph on any given display.
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