Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 22:41:08 -0700 From: John Merryweather Cooper <jmcoopr@webmail.bmi.net> To: Greg Robinson <greg@rosevale.com.au> Cc: John Merryweather Cooper <jmcoopr@webmail.bmi.net>, "Jason R . Mastaler" <jason-dated-999134568.3c3c6f@mastaler.com>, Greg Robinson <greg@rosevale.com.au>, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Xfree86 4.1.0 font problem. Message-ID: <20010821224108.C34558@johncoop> In-Reply-To: <200108220440.f7M4eaV04467@sad.rosevale.com.au>; from greg@rosevale.com.au on Tue, Aug 21, 2001 at 21:40:36 -0700 References: <20010821183042.A1188@johncoop> <200108220440.f7M4eaV04467@sad.rosevale.com.au>
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On 2001.08.21 21:40 Greg Robinson wrote: > [Charset ISO-8859-1 unsupported, filtering to ASCII...] > > On 2001.08.21 18:22 Jason R. Mastaler wrote: > > > On Sat, 18 Aug 2001, Greg Robinson wrote: > > > > > > > I've installed XFree86 4.1.0 from the ports collection, and I'm > > > > having trouble viewing some fonts using either linux netscape > 4.77 > > > > or freebsd netscape 4.76. > > > > > > > > The font's are just unreadable. > > > > > > I'm having the same problem after upgrading from XFree86-3. > > > > > > > I have a NVidia GeForce2 MX rev 161 as probed by Xfre86 and I'm > > > > using the nv driver which comes with 4.1.0 > > > > > > Similarily, I'm using the nv driver with a Diamond Viper 770 card. > > > However, I have the same problem on Linux as well, so it's > probably a > > > general XFree86 issue. > > > > > > > I'm running 4.3-STABLE as of a few weeks ago. > > > > > > 4.3-RELEASE. > > > > > > -- > > > (TMDA - http://tmda.sourceforge.net) > > > (SPAM reduction for qmail systems) > > > > > > > I'm also running a Diamond Viper 770 (mine's an Ultra). I had > similar > > problems with font readability until I discovered that the problem > (at > > least for me) was the DPI X was reporting for my monitor. I have a > 19" > > LG 995E running at 1280x1024. X was reporting 72dpi, but the Gimp > > configuration dialog was reporting about 102dpi. Passing -dpi 102 > to > > the X server helped big time. > > Well, this is interesting. I have the exact same monitor. Heavy > arn't > they? :-) > > My resolution is currently set to: > > dimensions: 1280x1024 pixels (374x271 millimeters) > resolution: 87x96 dots per inch > > I have had limited success with TrueType fonts after another marathon > session last night. I shall try your suggestion as well. > > Can you try a particular web page for me? > > http://www.whitepages.com.au/ > > And do a reload. The font's for me just turn really bad. As per this > screen capture: > > http://www.rosevale.com.au/~greg/pics/fonts.gif > > You can see why I'm perplexed... > > Thankx, > > Greg. Yes, the 995E develops strong arms. Great monitor though. Note, DPI based on maximum screen dimensions will be on the low side--particularly if you have a reasonable margin around the image. My calculation is based on the actual screen image. YMMV. Yes, that GIF if "fugly." On the intial load of the web page, the font in the tabs looks just like that (but NOT the font on the side). Reloading clears things right up. It's usable and legible after a reload. I'm using Mozilla from ports. jmc To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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