(In reply to Michal Suchanek from comment #26) > This seems to work for me.
Are you sure nothing is setting DPI explicitly or implicitly, such as your DE? > X.Org version: 1.17.2 > resolution: 100x100 dots per inch > Actual resolution seems to be more like 109 dpi but it's certainly not fixed > at 96. Using which video driver? All FOSS driver versions I've used since long before this bug was opened force 96 unless unless explicitly overridden via xrandr, Xft.dpi, server startup option -dpi, DE settings (which typically use Xft.dpi or xrandr), or xorg.conf*'s DisplaySize option. All these options force a specific DPI. None enable the server or driver to do what computers do best, calculate and apply an accurate value automatically, which is what this bug is effectively requesting. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/589485 Title: Ignores physical display size and calculates based on 96DPI Status in X.Org X server: Confirmed Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: The X server, starting with 1.7, ignores the physical size reported by the EDID or in xorg.conf and calculates it based on screen resolution and a DPI of 96. This is rather annoying for users of high DPI screens. GNOME and KDE (used?) to set 96 DPI by default in their settings. We should check whether they still do, and if so let them handle this; I don't think X should be handling this. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xorg-server/+bug/589485/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
