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Subject: Re: small fonts in new gdm
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Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 03:34:43 -0000
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> > I just got the new gnome-2.4 up and running. The first thing I
noticed
> > is that the fonts in gdm are tiny, unlike in the previous version. I
> > tried setting a different theme but that did not help. Also, the fonts
> > in the logout dialog of a gnome session are also extremely tiny.
> >
> > Is there any way to increase the size of those fonts?
>
> Funny thing is, mine look quite huge on my ATI desktop, and quite small
> on my ATI laptop.  I haven't bothered to track this down, but you might
> be able to affect the fonts with a ~/.gtkrc-2.0 for root.  I'd be
> interested in knowing your results.
>
My fonts appear to be a tad bigger than before but I like it so no
complaints. I'm using 1600x1200 with 100dpi fonts listed first in the X11
configuration.