Gene C. wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, David Whitehurst wrote:
> > Does anyone know what I can do to get better fonts and clearer text in
> > Netscape 4.5 and KDE Desktop. I love Linux but the text is terrible.
> > Any hints or suggestions?
> >
> > David
> >
>
> OK, everyone has chimed in about using truetype and that is true. However, I
> have found something that made a bigger difference ... at least for me.
>
> I run the xserver at 1280x1024 on a "17 inch" monitor. I noticed that the
> linux/x-windows screen had much smaller fonts and a lot fuzzier than windows.
> Soneone on a mailing list (or somewhere) mentioned that you could correct this
> by specifying the "correct" (or at least more correct) value for the
> dots-per-inch to the xserver. In my case, this is about 90. Tried it. The
> screen now looks great!.
>
> In the stuff below, "nn" is you dots-per-inch value ...
>
> if you run gdm, change /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf
> from 0=/usr/bin/X11/X
> to 0=/usr/bin/X11/X -dpi nn
>
> for xdm and kdm (I think), change /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers
> from :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X
> to :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X -dpi nn
>
> Gene
>
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Thanks. I am using 800X600 on a toshiba laptop and things are OK with xfstt, but
I have to spawn the process manually as root prior to using my normal login and
KDE. I have to remember to do this. I don't know where I put an instruction for
boot. Also, I am using OSS for a yamaha sound card and its a trial. It does not
work in conjunction with the font server. X will not client me if the soundon
command is issued. I don't know what's up with that. Well, I need to find or
buy a legal sound driver for the card anyhow. I am using 5.2 Redhat and it does
not support the card as far as I can tell.
thanks,
David
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