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1024x768 resolution in windows question

skott

1024x768 resolution in windows question

by skott » Mon, 06 Dec 1999 04:00:00

What "display" font size do you set your computer at for 1024x768?
I find small fonts / 96dpi too small
Do most people use the large font size / 120dpi?
Custom font size possibly?
Curious....
TIA!

Skotty Flynn
http://www.racesimcentral.net/
"skotty" on WON

Chuck Kandle

1024x768 resolution in windows question

by Chuck Kandle » Mon, 06 Dec 1999 04:00:00


> What "display" font size do you set your computer at for 1024x768?
> I find small fonts / 96dpi too small
> Do most people use the large font size / 120dpi?
> Custom font size possibly?
> Curious....
> TIA!

Got a 17" ViewSonic here running 1024x768.  And yes, I use the standard
small fonts in W98SE.  I find there are some programs out there that
have problems when you're set to large fonts.

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Daxe Rexfor

1024x768 resolution in windows question

by Daxe Rexfor » Mon, 06 Dec 1999 04:00:00



>> What "display" font size do you set your computer at for 1024x768?
>> I find small fonts / 96dpi too small
>> Do most people use the large font size / 120dpi?
>> Custom font size possibly?
>> Curious....
>> TIA!

>Got a 17" ViewSonic here running 1024x768.  And yes, I use the standard
>small fonts in W98SE.  I find there are some programs out there that
>have problems when you're set to large fonts.



"small" 75 dpi fonts.  Talk about small sometimes!  Ack!  Especially in
Netscape with the well-known font uglification problem.

For Windows, you might try increasing just the element you are interested in
within the display properties appearance settings.  Some programs allow for
their own display font sizes as well.  I have also heard that running a
larger font can***up the display in some programs, but I have never
tried it.  I use 1024x768 on this 21" monitor because 1280x1024 looks too
small to me in Windows.

~daxe

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c

1024x768 resolution in windows question

by c » Mon, 06 Dec 1999 04:00:00

same res. and monitor size for me, and I run custom %125


> I run with standard windows fonts (small fonts I guess) at 1280x1024 on a
> 17" Iiyama S702GT.
> s'fine for me.

> Mike.



> > What "display" font size do you set your computer at for 1024x768?
> > I find small fonts / 96dpi too small
> > Do most people use the large font size / 120dpi?
> > Custom font size possibly?
> > Curious....
> > TIA!

> > Skotty Flynn
> > http://www.nascar-racing-sims.com
> > "skotty" on WON

Zoll

1024x768 resolution in windows question

by Zoll » Tue, 07 Dec 1999 04:00:00



I use 'big fonts', small fonts are too small for me...

CU
Zolli

Mike Wes

1024x768 resolution in windows question

by Mike Wes » Tue, 07 Dec 1999 04:00:00

I run with standard windows fonts (small fonts I guess) at 1280x1024 on a
17" Iiyama S702GT.
s'fine for me.

Mike.


Chuck Kandle

1024x768 resolution in windows question

by Chuck Kandle » Tue, 07 Dec 1999 04:00:00




> >> What "display" font size do you set your computer at for 1024x768?
> >> I find small fonts / 96dpi too small
> >> Do most people use the large font size / 120dpi?
> >> Custom font size possibly?
> >> Curious....
> >> TIA!

> >Got a 17" ViewSonic here running 1024x768.  And yes, I use the standard
> >small fonts in W98SE.  I find there are some programs out there that
> >have problems when you're set to large fonts.



> "small" 75 dpi fonts.  Talk about small sometimes!  Ack!  Especially in
> Netscape with the well-known font uglification problem.

Yes!!  The fonts in Linux Netscape do take some getting used to!  I went thru all
the fonts in the preferences menu & basically had to choose the lesser of 2 evils.
I can certainly identify.

--
Chuck Kandler  #70
ChuckK or KS70 on Won.net
K&S Racing
http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/thepits/195
The box said "Windows 95 or better", so I installed LINUX!

David L. Coo

1024x768 resolution in windows question

by David L. Coo » Tue, 07 Dec 1999 04:00:00

You could build in support for TrueType fonts in Linux.

Your best resources for getting this support are:
http://www-scf.usc.edu/~vibber/linux/TrueType-HOWTO.html
http://www.frii.com/~meldroc/Font-Deuglification.html
so:
   create dir /usr/share/fonts/ttf
   copy ttf fonts to use to /usr/share/fonts/ttf/

   then

   $cd /usr/share/fonts/ttf
   $/usr/sbin/ttmkfdir -o fonts.dir
   $/usr/sbin/chkfontpath --add /usr/share/fonts/ttf
   $/etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs restart





> > "small" 75 dpi fonts.  Talk about small sometimes!  Ack!  Especially in
> > Netscape with the well-known font uglification problem.

> Yes!!  The fonts in Linux Netscape do take some getting used to!  I went thru all
> the fonts in the preferences menu & basically had to choose the lesser of 2 evils.
> I can certainly identify.


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