Istvan Gabor wrote: >> I'd like to suggest that if nice fonts matter to you, that you at > least >> test, if not switch to permanently, either: >> >> 1-choose a display resolution that calculates as close as > possible to >> exactly 96 DPI for your display (only if your display is not a > flat >> panel, otherwise stick to the flat panel's native resolution), or >> >> 2-choose the highest display resolution your display supports > for your >> choice of color depth. This is not always the same as the > highest >> resolution your monitor's specs claim. > > Thanks for the answers. > > I read the NVIDIA driver's README file and it said that the > values specified in xorg.conf file are overridden by the values > supplied by EDID/DDC. So one have to use the option > Option "UseEDIDDpi" "FALSE" > for making xorg.conf's own DPI setting into effect. > > Really, after diasabling UseEDIDDpi xpdyinfo reported the > correct dimensions. > > Now turning back to your advice, changing the resolution to > higher: I would like to keep 1024x768 @ 85Hz (LG Flatron 17" > CRT monitor, 16" diagonal viewable). Setting dimensions to the > real monitor values (325x244 mm) gives ~80 DPI. > > What if I raise DPI by applying false dimensions, eg 271x203 > mm (what should give ~96 DPI)? > Or setting dimensions to 345x260 mm what should give ~75 > DPI? > Which one would be better and how does it affect resolution for > other stuff than fonts? > This depends on (for) "your eyes only". ;-))
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