I think the whole problem with different monitors is solvable by using the native DPI instead of hard-coding 96 and then using a sane font size which would then be the same in size across all monitors (in physical millimeters, as opposed to physical dots on screen). I think 8 pt at native DPI is a sane default, whereas 10 pt at 96 DPI fits only a limited number of computer screens.
As far as I understand, the problem with DPI is well-known and rather ancient. The bug at Launchpad [1] dates back to October 2007. Moreover, the bug seems to be Ubuntu-specific, as GNOME's Bugzilla [2] lists it as "RESOLVED -- FIXED", while in Ubuntu it is only "Confirmed". LoonyPhoenix Notes: [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/157398 [2] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=378338 2009/10/11 Remco <[email protected]> > On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 22:01, Conn <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Felix Miata <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Ditto. If those are in fact 9pt and not 8pt something is unusual on your > >> comparison XP. Windows UI fonts have usually been ridiculously small > >> (8pt), > >> but I have encountered the use of 9pt in W2K & WXP when "large" has not > >> been > >> selected in settings. The browser and office app document fonts have > >> always > >> been 12pt by default. The difference in size is a function of area, not > >> nominal size, meaning that 12pt is 2.25 times the size of 8pt (12^2 / > 8^2) > >> and 1.78 times the size of 9pt (12^2 / 9^2). > > > > I dual-boot between XP and Ubuntu, and use a bookmark synchronization > > extension for Firefox. Looking at my Firefox bookmarks toolbar (which is > > identical in layout between operating systems), Windows XP can fit about > 10 > > bookmarks on-screen, whereas Ubuntu can fit only 7, or at most 8 with a > > short title. The entire interface of Ubuntu looks unnecessarily bloated. > > > > As I posted in my previous comment, my screen should use 91dpi rendering. > I > > have manually set this value, and while fonts looks slightly more compact > > compared to the default setting, /in my opinion/, 10pt is still too > bloated. > > In my opinion, even a 9pt application font is still too bloated. I > have the following output from xdpyinfo: > > dimensions: 1920x1200 pixels (372x230 millimeters) > resolution: 131x133 dots per inch > > On this setup, with the correct DPI set, 10pt looks *huge*. 9pt is > still too much for my tastes. 8pt feels very natural. > > Screenshots: > 10pt: > http://www.few.vu.nl/~rkg230/files/Screenshot10pt.png<http://www.few.vu.nl/%7Erkg230/files/Screenshot10pt.png> > 9pt: > http://www.few.vu.nl/~rkg230/files/Screenshot9pt.png<http://www.few.vu.nl/%7Erkg230/files/Screenshot9pt.png> > 8pt: > http://www.few.vu.nl/~rkg230/files/Screenshot8pt.png<http://www.few.vu.nl/%7Erkg230/files/Screenshot8pt.png> > > Also, you can see in the 10pt and 9pt screenshots that the text of the > CPU monitor on the top panel doesn't fit inside the applet anymore. > > -- > Remco > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss >
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