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    DPI settings change in Linux/KDE/GNOME?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by The Fire Snake, Mar 17, 2008.

  1. The Fire Snake

    The Fire Snake Notebook Virtuoso

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    I know this can be done in Windows, but can this be done in KDE and GNOME? I am getting a high res screen, so if I have trouble seeing the text I would like to have this option. Thanks
     
    The Fire Snake, Mar 17, 2008
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    if you are referring to text, you can change the font size in your theme settings.
     
    szandor, Mar 17, 2008
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Gnome (Ubuntu 7.10): System, Preferences, Appearance, Details, Resolution - top left

    KDE (OpenSuse 10.3): Personal Settings (Configure Desktop), Appearance and Themes, Fonts, Force Fonts DPI
     
    bmwrob, Mar 18, 2008
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    Great, so there is a way. BTW is it me or does the icons and text look smaller with windows XP then say KDE at the same resolution? I am running on a 1280x1024 17" display and it seems that text feels a bit bigger in Linux than WinXP.
     
    The Fire Snake, Mar 21, 2008
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    If you want to change the way fonts look in Gnome, go to System>Preferences>Appearances and click on the "Fonts" tab. Take note of the default settings because you may want to get back to them.
     
    Telkwa, Mar 21, 2008
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    I think you're right about the icons, but the text on my machine looks to be similar now that the resolution and DPI are properly set. In Suse, I had to play with the nVidia settings as well, in order to get text to look right.
     
    bmwrob, Mar 22, 2008
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