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/ Hathaway Weblog / How to fix Linux fonts |
I finally learned how to make fonts appear correctly in Linux. You just have to tell XFree86 how big your monitor is. If you don't, XFree86 seems to assume your monitor is a mammoth, making fonts appear small.
In /etc/X11/XF86Config, look for a Section "Monitor" header. Inside that section, add a DisplaySize directive and specify the size of the monitor in millimeters. man XF86Config has the details. If you have multiple monitors, put the directive in each monitor section. Increase the numbers a bit if you prefer small fonts. Here is an example monitor section:
Section "Monitor" Identifier "Hitachi" HorizSync 31.0 - 95.0 VertRefresh 50.0 - 120.0 DisplaySize 400 300 EndSection
400 x 300 is about right for a 20" monitor. Restart the X server for the changes to take effect.
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how can i know the correct values for a monitor? I mean, how did you know those were the values for your screen? im using a 1024x768, Thank you! :D
The numbers are the size of the monitor's viewable area in millimeters. In my case, it measures about 400mm wide by 300mm high. You could measure it, but I admit I actually didn't have a tape measure around. ;-) I took 19, the length of the diagonal of the visible area as indicated by the manufacturer, multiplied by 2.54 to convert to centimeters, multiplied by 10 to convert to millimeters, then rounded up to 500. Then, knowing that the aspect ratio of the monitor is 4:3, I noticed that the proportions match the 3-4-5 right triangle. I scaled the standard triangle to 300-400-500, giving me the numbers I wanted.
