Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 18th Sep 2006 15:12 UTC, submitted by Subhush
"It has hardly been a few weeks since the release of KDE v3.5.4, one of the most popular desktop environments for Unix/Linux/FreeBSD operating systems, and the KDE development team is already hard at work. They have a dream of revolutionizing the concept of desktop by providing an array of innovative features aimed at improving both the looks of the desktop environment as well as the productivity of end users. In this article, we will look at one such component called Plasma that promises to change the look and feel of a conventional desktop."
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2005-10-19
> I couldnot set DPI for fonts for my screen resolution through KDE control center. It sets 1028x740....60 Mhz... but for DPI you have to edit xorg.conf why?
I believe I may be able to clear up that mystery. Technically, the X server is supposed to calculate an appropriate dpi for fonts based on the physical size of the display device and the resolution it is run at, and usually does a fine job. However, the Windows operating system uses fixed dpi values - the default being 96, for example - and a lot of web content is being designed by Windows-based designers in a poor fashion that makes their layouts rely on those fixed dpi values.
Faced with a decision between being technically correct and working for most users, the Gnome project bowed down, and their settings daemon will chose between two fixed dpi values (96 and 120, I think?) depending on a certain display size threshold. KDE, so far, has not done so, but will take some steps in that direction with the KDE 3.5.5 release (scheduled for mid-October) that will include a dpi setting in the Control Center font preferences, implementing your wish.
Edited 2006-09-18 17:26