Everything is too big in 1600x1200

[Chris G]

On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 02:39:12PM -0800, Kok, Auke wrote:
> Chris G wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 01:29:31PM -0800, Kok, Auke wrote:
> >> Chris G wrote:
> >>> I just did a clean install of xubuntu instead of my original ubuntu
> >>> with xfce added on as an afterthought.
> >>>
> >>> It went more smoothly than my original ubuntu 8.10 installation,
> >>> probably because a few of the rough edges have now been smoothed out.
> >>>
> >>> However I have a problem, I've set the resolution to 1600x1200 (my
> >>> monitor's native resolution) and everything is much too big.  Default
> >>> fonts are huge and even 8 point is rather large.  What's causing this
> >>> and how do I fix it?  Is it something to do with DPI and, if so, how
> >>> do I fix that?
> >> you can use the user interface settings panel to override monitor dpi settings.
> >>
> >> it couls be because your monitor is lying about it's actual size, or because of an
> >> X server bug.
> >>
> > Setting the font DPI to 100 seems to have fixed things.
> > 
> > Since my monitor screen is exactly 16" wide and the horizontal
> > resolution is 1600 I presume that 100dpi is the right setting.
> > 
> 
> it's easy to verify - just check and see if vertically your screen measures 12" :)

Yes, 12" high exactly and 16" across.  I hadn't realised how exactly
the 16" x 12" screen matches the 1600x1200 resolution until now.


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Chris Green