xrandr vs. xorg.conf vs. fonts
Here's a bug that I was going to submit, but then I stopped trying to
change my monitor's resolution and instead put up with the tiny fonts.
Anyway, maybe it is of use to you. If not then delete this message.
Package: xserver-xorg
Version: 1:7.3+9
I notice a big problem.
Assume there are two ways to make the monitor 800x600, instead of the
default 1024x726.
One is via xorg.conf.
The other is via xrandr -s 800x600 at the top of the user's ~/.xsession.
One would think they are equivalent, however many applications end up
using different fonts in the latter case. E.g., firefox's toolbars.
Therefore the X information passed to applications does not completely
reflect the new state of affairs.
Maybe it is one of these at work: DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
SSH_AUTH_SOCK WINDOWID WINDOWPATH XAUTHORITY=/home/jidanni/.Xauthority
I'm not saying applications are using the font that they would at
1024x726, I'm just saying the two routes are not equivalent.
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