On Tuesday 29 March 2005 06:00, fire-eyes wrote: > I'm using xfce4-4.2.1.1, and I sure like it. However when I use a local > session, I set my fonts up the way I like them etc. When I go elsewhere, > I close that session, and start up tightvnc. This calls it the same way: > startxfce4. However when I connect to this session, all my fonts are > changed. They're generally so tiny, that it's useless. > > This is a bit confusing, as when I'm local, my resolution is MUCH > higher, so it's all backwards to me. While remote I have to screw with > fonts settings to my liking. When I return, I close the remote session, > kill tightvnc, and start a local session. Then, the fonts are all > insanely huge and I end up modifying font settings yet again. > > What am I missing here? I would think the font settings should stay the > same. I bet it has something to do with the fact that the tightvnc X server doesn't know the physical size of your monitor. Fonts of a particular 'point size' should theoretically be the same physical size, no matter what hardware you use to display it. To accomplish this, the normal X server actually asks your monitor its physical size, and adjusts font sizes accordingly. Since tightvnc isn't even connected to a display when it starts up, and can be run in a window, etc. it doesn't know what to use, so it makes a guess. Check the manpages for an option about DPI or something like that.
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