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On Sonntag, 2. März 2008, Mick wrote: |
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> Hi All, |
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> I changed the monitor on a box that runs kdm/KDE and the fonts on KDE apps |
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> are giving me a headache from eye strain. This is particularly bad when |
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> working at a console (white letters on black background) and KDE text |
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> editors (with black letters on white background). Essentially, the |
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> antiailiasing seems to alter the consistency of fonts in an irregular |
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> manner causing them to blur (differently) across the screen, as if the |
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> monitor resolution is out of sync. |
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> The resolution in xorg.conf is set at 360 290 mm, but the DDC picks this up |
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> on its own anyway, whether I define it in xorg.conf, or not. I have no |
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> modeline set. All I can think that is amiss is the DPI. I seem to be |
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> getting a DPI of 90x89: |
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> $ xdpyinfo | grep resolution |
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> resolution: 90x89 dots per inch |
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> Could this be the cause of my headache and how should I fix it? |
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post your xorg.conf? drivers? increase font size? |
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