Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 09:20:30 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: Andrew Tomazos <andrew@tomazos.com> Cc: 'Doug Barton' <dougb@FreeBSD.ORG>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: fontsize and dpi (was Re: Beta2: Nice job!) Message-ID: <20050824072030.GC14791@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <200508240215.j7O2FKwJ025808@paddock.seagull.net> References: <430BCD8E.9040803@FreeBSD.org> <200508240215.j7O2FKwJ025808@paddock.seagull.net>
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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
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