[mythtv-users] X Resolution

[Michael T. Dean]

On 05/04/2006 01:33 PM, Roshan Sembacuttiaratchy wrote:

>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. 
>>    
>>

See http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/200109#200109 and 
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/200631#200631 .

>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. :-)
>  
>

If it's a dedicated Myth box, you /must/ run at 100 x 100 DPI or your 
themes will not work properly (which means you will have to fix all your 
themes or live with out-of-alignment text and graphics).

Note, also, that the OP didn't provide enough information to know how to 
set the DPI for his/her X server.  If using NVIDIA drivers, see 
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/199641#199641 .

Mike