Bug#230243: xbase-clients: startx -- :0 uses too large UI fonts
Hi Branden, Branden Robinson wrote: On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 04:52:29AM -0800, David Liontooth wrote: Package: xbase-clients Version: 4.3.0-0pre1v5 Severity: normal When I start X11 using a simple startx, I get the right size fonts, corresponding to what is defined in Fonts in the KDE control center, or in Mozilla's defaults. When I start X11 using startx -- :0, I get fonts that are about 6 steps too large. So to get the fonts to look right, I have to decrease the font size in the KDE Control Center from, say, 12 to 6. GUI fonts in all applications are too large -- the splash screen, mozilla, KDE. It doesn't matter which x-server number you tell startx to start. For instance, startx -- :3 does the same. User also doesn't matter. When you pass arguments to the X server via startx, you are overriding the default arguments sent to the X server by xinitrc. The startx(1x) and xinit(1x) manpages have more on this. Try these two command lines: startx -- :0 -dpi 75 startx -- :0 -dpi 100 Which looks more correct? Great! This fully resolves my problem and I suggest the bug report be closed as incorrect. I understand from man startx that the content of .xinitrc could be placed in .xsession -- is this relevant to passing arguments to the X server via startx? Or put differently, is there a way to pass argument to the X server via startx that retains the default arguments sent to the X server by xinitrc, with the exception of the argument you pass via startx? That is to say, it would be useful if default values remain in force unless they are explicitly overridden. The process of starting the X server is byzantine and may need to be, but if anything can be done to provide a better user interface that would be a big win. The power of the X server is one of the triumphs of free software, and it's surely underused. Cheers, David
Bug#230243: xbase-clients: startx -- :0 uses too large UI fonts
On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 04:52:29AM -0800, David Liontooth wrote: > Package: xbase-clients > Version: 4.3.0-0pre1v5 > Severity: normal > > When I start X11 using a simple startx, I get the right size fonts, > corresponding to > what is defined in Fonts in the KDE control center, or in Mozilla's defaults. > > When I start X11 using startx -- :0, I get fonts that are about 6 steps too > large. So > to get the fonts to look right, I have to decrease the font size in the KDE > Control > Center from, say, 12 to 6. > > GUI fonts in all applications are too large -- the splash screen, mozilla, > KDE. > > It doesn't matter which x-server number you tell startx to start. For > instance, > startx -- :3 does the same. User also doesn't matter. When you pass arguments to the X server via startx, you are overriding the default arguments sent to the X server by xinitrc. The startx(1x) and xinit(1x) manpages have more on this. Try these two command lines: startx -- :0 -dpi 75 startx -- :0 -dpi 100 Which looks more correct? -- G. Branden Robinson| The power of accurate observation Debian GNU/Linux | is frequently called cynicism by [EMAIL PROTECTED] | those who don't have it. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- George Bernard Shaw signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#230243: xbase-clients: startx -- :0 uses too large UI fonts
Package: xbase-clients Version: 4.3.0-0pre1v5 Severity: normal When I start X11 using a simple startx, I get the right size fonts, corresponding to what is defined in Fonts in the KDE control center, or in Mozilla's defaults. When I start X11 using startx -- :0, I get fonts that are about 6 steps too large. So to get the fonts to look right, I have to decrease the font size in the KDE Control Center from, say, 12 to 6. GUI fonts in all applications are too large -- the splash screen, mozilla, KDE. It doesn't matter which x-server number you tell startx to start. For instance, startx -- :3 does the same. User also doesn't matter. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable Architecture: i386 Linux sigillo 2.6.0-test11 #1 Mon Dec 29 19:27:55 PST 2003 i686 GNU/Linux Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C Versions of packages xbase-clients depends on: ii cpp-3.2 1:3.2.3-9 The GNU C preprocessor ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libdps1 4.3.0-0pre1v5 Display PostScript (DPS) client li ii libexpat1 1.95.6-6 XML parsing C library - runtime li ii libfontconfig12.2.1-13 generic font configuration library ii libfreetype6 2.1.7-1FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib ii libice6 4.3.0-0pre1v5 Inter-Client Exchange library ii libncurses5 5.3.20030719-4 Shared libraries for terminal hand ii libpng12-01.2.5.0-4 PNG library - runtime ii libsm64.3.0-0pre1v5 X Window System Session Management ii libstdc++51:3.3.3-0pre1 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 ii libxaw7 4.3.0-0pre1v5 X Athena widget set library ii libxcursor1 1.0.2-4X Cursor management library ii libxext6 4.3.0-0pre1v5 X Window System miscellaneous exte ii libxft2 2.1.2-5FreeType-based font drawing librar ii libxi64.3.0-0pre1v5 X Window System Input extension li ii libxmu6 4.3.0-0pre1v5 X Window System miscellaneous util ii libxmuu1 4.3.0-0pre1v5 lightweight X Window System miscel ii libxpm4 4.3.0-0pre1v5 X pixmap library ii libxrandr24.3.0-0pre1v5 X Window System Resize, Rotate and ii libxrender1 0.8.3-5X Rendering Extension client libra ii libxt64.3.0-0pre1v5 X Toolkit Intrinsics ii libxtrap6 4.3.0-0pre1v5 X Window System protocol-trapping ii libxtst6 4.3.0-0pre1v5 X Window System event recording an ii libxv14.3.0-0pre1v5 X Window System video extension li ii xlibmesa-gl [libgl1] 4.3.0-0pre1v5 Mesa 3D graphics library [XFree86] ii xlibmesa-glu [libglu1]4.3.0-0pre1v5 Mesa OpenGL utility library [XFree ii xlibs 4.3.0-0pre1v5 X Window System client libraries m ii xlibs-data4.3.0-0pre1v5 X Window System client data ii zlib1g1:1.2.1-3 compression library - runtime -- no debconf information
