[mythtv-users] X Resolution

[Roshan Sembacuttiaratchy]

On Thu, May 04, 2006 at 06:08:14AM -0700, Ed O'Brien scribbled:
> Video playback and Myth menus (due to their large fonts) look great, 
> but if I drop to my X GUI and try to read the type in my shell or if I 
> try to browse the web via Firefox, the text is small and unreadable. 
> My question is, is there any way to run the X GUI in a lower 
> resolution (i.e. bigger everything) while still utilizing the full 
> 1920x1080 for the Myth GUI? 
>   
>  The other option would be to keep the 1920x1080 resolution, but 
>  change some parameter that would drastically increase the default 
>  font size throughout the GUI and any apps launched. (such as a shell 
>  or firefox.) I'd appreciate any tips on how to do this, because I'm 
>  not sure. 
>   

I think your X DPI setting is not set accurately.  What I would suggest 
is the following:

 * Terminate any running xdm/gdm/kdm, and X along with it.  

 * Start X with the following command, and see whether the fonts are 
   more legible:

        startx -- -dpi 96

 * If the font size in X apps is too small, increase the DPI value 
   and try again.

 * When you're satisfied with the font size, run the following command 
   from a shell:

        xdpyinfo | grep dimensions

   The output on my system says: 1680x1050 (445x278 millimeters)

 * Note down these millimeter values, and make a corresponding entry in 
   your xorg.conf file's "Monitor" section.

   Section "Monitor"
       Identifier  "Monitor0"
       ...
       DisplaySize 445 278 
       ...
   EndSection

 * Restart X, and your X app fonts should work fine.  You'll have to 
   fiddle with Myth's font sizes to get them just right, but at least 
   it's confined to Myth now, and your other apps are legible. :-)

Hope this helps.

Roshan
   
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