[mythtv-users] Tiny fonts
Michael Smith
myth at immir.com
Tue May 17 02:30:22 UTC 2005
>>Make sure your display is running at 100dpi.
>
>
> Alright, I'll play dumb. Where do I set that? Is it in the xorg.conf?
> The only reference to dpi that I see is in the font path, and it lists
> both 100 and 75.
To find out what resolution your X server is using:
$ xpdyinfo | grep dots
81x108 dots per inch
(that's my output; I'm using a 640x480 progressive input on a 16:9 TV,
and that's close enough to 100x100dpi for me - my font sizes are fine)
Easiest thing to do is add a DisplaySize line giving the screen
dimensions in millimeters to the "Monitor" section of your xorg.conf
file; for example, if you're running at 640x480 resolution on a 4:3
display and you want 100x100dpi, then:
$ units "6.4 inches" "mm" # 100 dots per inch, 640 dots => 6.4 inches
* 162.56
/ 0.0061515748
$ units "4.8 inches" "mm" # ...480 dots...
* 121.92
/ 0.0082020997
So, add a line:
DisplaySize 163 122
under the "Monitor" section in your xorg.conf file.
Cheers,
Michael.
More information about the mythtv-users
mailing list