Bug in subpixel hinting configuration?

[Andrew Conkling]

On 4/25/06, Mateusz Łoskot <mateusz at loskot.net> wrote:
> Now, I decided to turn subpixel hinting on Xfce too.
> I opened Settings -> User Interface Preferences applet and I checked
> "Use subpixel hinting" checkbox. After I rebooted my laptop and logged
> to Xfce I noticed that it displays fonts incorrectly. All fonts are very
> very small. Note, that I didn't change fonts settings before I reboot.
> As you can see on the screens above and the one below, I still have Sans
> 9 selected:
>
> http://mateusz.loskot.net/gallery/bugs/xfce_with_subpixel_hinting_and_incorrect_fonts

Maybe this is a red herring, but you do you have DisplaySize set in
your xorg.conf?  Every time I've had shrinking fonts, it's been
because my DisplaySize wasn't set.

HTH,
Andrew