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

[Steve]

On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:17:14 -0000, Mark Goldshtein  
<ubuntu.listmail at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 12:58 AM, Steve  
> <yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com>wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:36:27 -0000, Mark Goldshtein
>> <ubuntu.listmail at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >> 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.
>> >
>> Have you had a play with System > Preferences > Appearance > Fonts
>> Create a new user and you can play about with them with out messing up
>> your current settings, when you find some thing you like transfer them  
>> to
>> your own account.
>>
>>
> Yes, thanks, I have played with that. It gives nothing.
>
> A method is 'nail' it in xorg.conf adding
>
> Option    "DPI"        "96x96"
>
> to the 'Section "Device"'.
>
> Problem's resolved. Thanks to everyone who participated by body or soul  
> :)
>
Glad you’ve solved it.
Out of interest, as I’m not quite sure I understand this, what does  
xdpyinfo say now?

-- 
Steve