4 Aug
2017
4 Aug
'17
6:07 a.m.
On Fri, 4 Aug 2017 01:15:13 -0400 (EDT)
Felmon Davis <davisf(a)union.edu> wrote:
I wrote that I wasn't sure what the display size should be to which
you responded:
HorizSync and VertRefresh shouldnt affect font size at all. This are limits
of what you monitor is capable off, they only affect what modes Xorg
thinks are available. You normaly souldnt set them at all, they should be
read from EDID, only tinker with them if some video modes that should be
present are not.
--
Nick Koretsky (nick.koretsky(a)gmail.com)
Save
http://fm.no-ip.com/Share/Linux/xorg.conf-minimal-EDID-workaround
to use as an /etc/X11/xorg.conf template. Create in it an uncommented
DisplaySize line. Using half the values reported above that produce
96x96 /should/ produce 192x192 as a place to start your experiments:
DisplaySize 423 213 # 192 DPI @ 3200x1800
I tried this value and the fonts were grotesquely large on the login
page but once logged in I saw no difference.
what I (think I) am missing is the correct values for HorizSync and
VertRefresh - I couldn't infer them from what you wrote or from the
link; I used the ones in the template without success (forget now
what happened).
I fooled a bit with HorizSync and VertRefresh and at one point I got a
fair font size but Horizontal was too short. not sure if this is
what I should play with and if so, how to calculate the correct
values.
am I right that I should fool with HorizSync and VertRefresh? I have
also entered:
Option "PreferredMode" "3200x1800"
any further guidance welcome.