Ubuntu 9.10 How to set 96 dpi resolution for X sessions?

[Mark Goldshtein]

On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 12:16 AM, Steve <yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com>wrote:

> On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:49:44 -0000, Mark Goldshtein
> <ubuntu.listmail at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 11:12 PM, Andrew Farris
> > <flyindragon1 at aol.com>wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, 2009-12-18 at 09:45 +0300, Mark Goldshtein wrote:
> >> > Hello, List!
> >> >
> >> > Would you, please, help me to set 96 dpi resolution in any X session,
> >> > which may be locally started on localhost?
> >> >
> >> > At the moment, the resolution is 111x117 pixels (1366x768 notebook
> >> > display at nvidia mobile gt240 video board) according to 'xdpyinfo'
> >> > output. The version of a video driver is corresponds to an official
> >> > repository version.
> >>
> >> The extreme low resolution indicates a driver problem. What driver
> >> exactly are you using? The output you're seeing from xdpyinfo would
> >> help... as would your Ubuntu version.
> >>
> >
> > Thanks for respond!
> >
> > Sorry, writing about "111x117" I meant "dpi", not just "pixels". I was
> > away
> > from the OS and can not remembered the values exactly. Here is more
> > accurate
> > info:
> >
> > NVIDIA driver version 185.18.36
> >
> > $ xdpyinfo:
> >
> > name of display:    :0.0
> > version number:    11.0
> > vendor string:    The X.Org Foundation
> > vendor release number:    10604000
> > X.Org version: 1.6.4
> > [...]
> > screen #0:
> >   dimensions:    1366x768 pixels (313x171 millimeters)
> >   resolution:    111x114 dots per inch
> >   depths (7):    24, 1, 4, 8, 15, 16, 32
> >
> > My Ubuntu version is 9.10
> >
> > $ uname -ra
> > Linux localhost 2.6.31-16-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 8 04:01:29 UTC
> > 2009
> > i686 GNU/Linux
> >
> >
> >>
> >> > Yes, in GNOME Control Center a resolution value is set to 96 dpi.
> >> > Googled solution to put a section '[standard-Server]' in gdm.conf is
> >> > impossible, because there is no such file in proposed
> >> > place, /etc/gdm/.
> >>
> >> The screen resolution is a different issue from setting the DPI. as I
> >> said above, If you're having issues with a really low resolution, then
> >> the issue is likely your driver. let us know what driver you'r using,
> >> then we'll be able to help more.
> >>
> >> Hope that helps!
> >>
> >>
> > I think a correct string in xorg.conf may help a lot.
> >
>
> Why do you want 96dpi?
>
>
I do not like how the fonts are displayed on the screen and look like and
suppose 96 dpi will be way better.

-- 
Всего хорошего,
WBR,
Mark Goldshtein
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