[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Bug#237877: use DisplaySize to set dpi



On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 04:39:17PM -0400, Andrew Pimlott wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 04:57:37AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> > [Are you subscribed to this list?]
> 
> Do you mean to this bug?  No, I haven't learned how to do that yet.

No, I mean to the debian-x mailing list, to which all non-"quiet" bug
traffic against xfree86, xft, xrender, and render packages go.

> > On Fri, Aug 06, 2004 at 02:35:23PM -0400, Andrew Pimlott wrote:
> > > Also, has anyone asked the X developers for a "soft" version of -dpi or
> > > DisplaySize?  It seems like a trivial feature.
> > 
> > Sure; I've considered implementing it ("-softdpi") myself.  So far, not
> > enough round tuits for it.
> 
> The patch by Gus (if you reverse the second half) looks like an
> expedient solution, unless you think it will confuse people.

That just changes one hard-coded default for another.  I think -softdpi
would be superior to both.

-- 
G. Branden Robinson                |    It's extremely difficult to govern
Debian GNU/Linux                   |    when you control all three branches
branden@debian.org                 |    of government.
http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |    -- John Feehery

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: Digital signature


Reply to: