For me it can change a lot it I use the nvidia proprietary or the nouveau driver, or Gnome/KDE. With KDE it is always not good. It looks better with nouveau+gnome for me....
2010/12/8 B. Bogart <[email protected]>: > Thanks Hans, > > I installed those fonts, removed tcl8.4 (leaving 8.5) and reinstalled > pd-extended. > > No change in font size. > > I also tried starting pd-extended with the -font-face flags, and still > no change. > > I also switched from the binary on puredata to the pd-extended package > in the ubuntu repo, which is version 0.42.5-3. > > I also confirmed in xfce and in the nvidia settings that my screen dpi > is 96, and a 96 pixel wide square is indeed 1in on screen. > > What else can I try? > > An interesting note, If I open the 'about PD' patch, and change the font > size, 10 and 12 point choices change only the height of the font, the > width stays constant between them. Both x and y change for the other > font size choices. I can make a screenshot if that helps. > > I have to say its great to have pd-extended in the repos! and 64 bit! > Much has changed. :) > > Thanks, > B. > > On 10-12-07 03:34 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: >> >> Start here for debugging it: >> http://puredata.info/docs/faq/on-gnu-linux-the-fonts-are-strange-and-or-too-big-or-small >> >> .hc >> >> On Tue, 2010-12-07 at 15:22 -0800, B. Bogart wrote: >>> Hi Hans and all, >>> >>> After reading too many books and not doing much PD, I'm back. >>> >>> I'm now running on an ubuntu64 lucid installation, and using the >>> corresponding pd-extended package. I also tried yesterdays nightly build. >>> >>> Both versions show object and console text in a super small font. It >>> looks like 8 or 9 point. I thought it may be the dpi setting (since >>> nvidia cards seems to mess with that a bit) but changing the dpi setting >>> in xfce font settings appears to make no difference. >>> >>> Also the object boxes are bigger than needed for the text size. I've >>> attached a screenshot. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> B. Bogart >>> >>> On 10-06-14 06:25 AM, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: >>>> >>>> On Jun 13, 2010, at 6:56 AM, João Pais wrote: >>>> >>>>> from testing 5m with windows (in a hurry): >>>>> >>>>> - path and other menus are now in normal size again. >>>>> - properties menu for the guis/gop is still with small font size >>>> >>>> Should be fixed. >>>> >>>>> - if you have a canvas with dynamic label inside a GOP, the label will >>>>> appear in a differente place in the main patch (I have a patch that >>>>> does this, but can't put it in now, it's too complicated) >>>> >>>> Sounds like this is worth a bug report with an example patch, I don't >>>> really understand it from this description. >>>> >>>> .hc >>>> >>>>> >>>>> João >>>>> >>>>>> Of course we missed somethings, so now we have 0.42.5-rc2! Fixed >>>>>> since 0.42.5-rc1: >>>>>> >>>>>> * 64-bit builds on Ubuntu >>>>>> * 64-bit build on Mac OS X 10.6/Snow Leopard, minus Gem, hid, and >>>>>> pidip (Carbon) >>>>>> * fixed [plugin~] crashes, now also builds on Mac OS X and Windows >>>>>> * Pd-extended shows in the GNOME menus again >>>>>> >>>>>> There are of course many bug fixes and additions since 0.41.4, here >>>>>> are some highlights: >>>>>> >>>>>> * fixing Graph-On-Parent GUI bugs >>>>>> * complete 64-bit support for GNU/Linux >>>>>> * full support for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (32-bit) >>>>>> * a brand new Help Browser that shows all installed libraries >>>>>> >>>>>> For more details, check the notes on the release wiki page: >>>>>> http://puredata.info/dev/NextRelease >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Downloading >>>>>> ----------- >>>>>> >>>>>> You can download builds for Debian, Mac OS X, Ubuntu, and Windows: >>>>>> http://at.or.at/hans/pd/installers.html >>>>>> >>>>>> You can get the source and build it yourself here: >>>>>> http://puredata.info/docs/developer/GettingPdSource >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> BUGS >>>>>> -------- >>>>>> >>>>>> Test away and file bugs in the bug tracker! 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