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From: Greg Robinson <greg@rosevale.com.au>
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Subject: Re: Xfree86 4.1.0 font problem.
In-Reply-To: <20010821183042.A1188@johncoop> from John Merryweather Cooper at "Aug 21, 2001 06:30:42 pm"
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> 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)
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> > 
> 
> 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.


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