Setting system font defaults

[Anne Wilson]

Is there somewhere that I can set system font defaults? On small screens it
would help if the fonts could be a bit smaller.

Anne

[Colin J Thomson]

Hi Anne,

Post by Anne Wilson
Is there somewhere that I can set system font defaults? On small screens
it would help if the fonts could be a bit smaller.

System Settings > Appearance > Fonts

I think this is what your after..

Colin

[Rex Dieter]

Post by Anne Wilson
Is there somewhere that I can set system font defaults? On small screens it
would help if the fonts could be a bit smaller.

If your X setup is correct (screen dimentions, resolution, and in effect
dpi), then font size should "just work".

What does xdpyinfo report wrt to "dots per inch"?

-- Rex

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[Anne Wilson]

Post by Rex Dieter

Post by Anne Wilson
Is there somewhere that I can set system font defaults? On small screens
it would help if the fonts could be a bit smaller.

If your X setup is correct (screen dimentions, resolution, and in effect
dpi), then font size should "just work".
What does xdpyinfo report wrt to "dots per inch"?

Hi, Rex. This is an Acer Aspire One (9" screen) running Fedora 9.98.

xdpyinfo says
resolution: 133x135 dots per inch

Anne

[Rex Dieter]

Post by Anne Wilson

Post by Rex Dieter

Post by Anne Wilson
Is there somewhere that I can set system font defaults? On small screens
it would help if the fonts could be a bit smaller.

If your X setup is correct (screen dimentions, resolution, and in effect
dpi), then font size should "just work".
What does xdpyinfo report wrt to "dots per inch"?

Hi, Rex. This is an Acer Aspire One (9" screen) running Fedora 9.98.
xdpyinfo says
resolution: 133x135 dots per inch

OK, now measure the physical size of the screen, and report the
resolution, and we can calculate if that dpi is correct.

-- Rex

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[Anne Wilson]

Post by Rex Dieter

Post by Anne Wilson

Post by Rex Dieter

Post by Anne Wilson
Is there somewhere that I can set system font defaults? On small
screens it would help if the fonts could be a bit smaller.

If your X setup is correct (screen dimentions, resolution, and in effect
dpi), then font size should "just work".
What does xdpyinfo report wrt to "dots per inch"?

Hi, Rex. This is an Acer Aspire One (9" screen) running Fedora 9.98.
xdpyinfo says
resolution: 133x135 dots per inch

OK, now measure the physical size of the screen, and report the
resolution, and we can calculate if that dpi is correct.

7 5/8" x 4 3/8"
1024 x 600

By my reckoning that comes out at 1014 x 590, so allowing for my inaccurate
measuring, that should be right.

I've set kmail/kontact to use 8 point, and that looks fine. Konsole looks a
bit big type, but not really a problem. It's things like the menu toolbars,
tab labels and so on that seem uncomfortably big.

Anne

[Claude Jones]

Post by Anne Wilson
Is there somewhere that I can set system font defaults? On
small screens it would help if the fonts could be a bit
smaller.
Anne

Doesn't 'System Settings/Appearance/Fonts' do that? Haven't
played with it much, but, it appears to be the case

[Anne Wilson]

Post by Claude Jones

Post by Anne Wilson
Is there somewhere that I can set system font defaults? On
small screens it would help if the fonts could be a bit
smaller.
Anne

Doesn't 'System Settings/Appearance/Fonts' do that? Haven't
played with it much, but, it appears to be the case

Hi, Claude. I'd used that to change most of the fonts, but was having
problems with things like fonts on the toolbars. I simply hadn't expected the
setting to be there - to me the logical place was somewhere like Configure
Toolbars. Ah well - the cost of aging memory and brain power :-)

Anne