From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 24 07:20:35 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9852A16A41F; Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:20:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr5.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr5.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.25]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 025FC43D45; Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:20:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp-vbr5.xs4all.nl (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j7O7KWTq084485; Wed, 24 Aug 2005 09:20:32 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j7O7KV5l014854; Wed, 24 Aug 2005 09:20:31 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j7O7KUjx014853; Wed, 24 Aug 2005 09:20:30 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb) Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 09:20:30 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: Andrew Tomazos Message-ID: <20050824072030.GC14791@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <430BCD8E.9040803@FreeBSD.org> <200508240215.j7O2FKwJ025808@paddock.seagull.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200508240215.j7O2FKwJ025808@paddock.seagull.net> X-OS: FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: 'Doug Barton' , freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: fontsize and dpi (was Re: Beta2: Nice job!) X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:20:35 -0000 On Wed, Aug 24, 2005 at 04:15:19AM +0200, Andrew Tomazos wrote.. > > > You really shouldn't change your DPI as a way of modifying your font > > size.. > > > > > > Your display really is 75 (well 76) DPI > > > > Can you explain a little more about that? I've never really understood the > > interactions of all these different elements. > > DPI stands for dots per inch. It is the number of pixels (the individual > dots your screen grid is made out of) that fit into one-inch of the screen. > > Theoretically you should set that to what it actually is. > > By lieing to the computer and telling it you've got 100 DPI rather than 75 > DPI you convince it to make everything change size -- which makes your fonts > the size you want them. > > However this is a perversion you will suffer for later, (if you ever print > something out for example) - because the computer thinks everything is a > different size than what it actually is. > > Don't lie to your computer! You should have a relationship based on > honesty. I'm afraid lying between computers and people became common when MS Windows entered the market. Wilko BTW: not only lying, also cursing. With the human doing the cursing. -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org