At Mon, 4 Oct 2004 16:15:04 +0200, Bruce Park wrote: > At Mon, 04 Oct 2004 09:35:14 +0200, Andre Schaefer wrote: > > Bruce Park wrote: > > > Hey Deb Users, > > > > > > Can anyone tell me how I can set the font size for GDM (both standard > > > and graphical?) > > > > > > I tried searching /etc/gdm/gdm.conf but I got nowhere. > > > > Try to set the dpi resolution of your Xsession, that will affect font sizes. > > > > append > > -dpi 100 > > to the command line of [server-Standard] in /etc/gdm/gdm.conf to get > > larger fonts or > > -dpi 75 > > to get smaller ones. > > > > You can also compute the real dpi value of your physical display and use > > that. (120 dpi in case of my laptop) > > > > Hope that helps, > > > > * Andrà > > > > Andre, > > Thanks for responding. > > If I set the dpi to 75, then it'll effect X as a whole, meaning all my > applications in graphical mode will be set this way. > > When I was first starting out, that's what I used and I quickly realized that > with my 17'' LCD, 100dpi was a better solution. > > On the other hand, some did mention that the fonts in graphical themes are > builtin. They just seem to be too big for my taste. >
Sorry guys, That last sentence "On the other hand..." Tom has cleared stated that it's controlled through the individual themes. It should be easily modifiable. bp > bp > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >
