Hi

Several questions about X and dpi:

- How can I determine the dpi of current X session?

- Is there any relation between X dpi and font selection?

- How does X map font request such as
'-*-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-*-*-*-100-*-*-*-*-*-*' to actual font name?

I think for the '-*-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-*-*-*-100-*-*-*-*-*-*'
font request, my xorg 6.9 chooses
'-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-10-100-75-75-m-60-iso10646-1'.

In my xorg 7.0, I think it chooses
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-14-100-100-100-m-80-iso10646-1

Is there any way that I can tell it for sure?

These are my '-*-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-*-*-*-100-*-*-*-*-*-*' fonts in
my xorg 7.0:

$ xlsfonts | grep -- -lucidatypewriter-medium-r-.*100
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-0-0-100-100-m-0-iso10646-1
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-0-0-100-100-m-0-iso8859-1
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-10-100-75-75-m-60-iso10646-1
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-10-100-75-75-m-60-iso8859-1
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-11-80-100-100-m-70-iso10646-1
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-11-80-100-100-m-70-iso8859-1
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-14-100-100-100-m-80-iso10646-1
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-14-100-100-100-m-80-iso8859-1
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-17-120-100-100-m-100-iso10646-1
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-17-120-100-100-m-100-iso8859-1
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-20-140-100-100-m-120-iso10646-1
[...]

Why X (xorg7.0) choose 14-100-100, instead of 11-80-100-100, or
10-100-75-75 fonts?

thanks

tong

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T <> wrote:

> - How can I determine the dpi of current X session?

xdpyinfo

HTH
Andrei
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T <> wrote:

> On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 10:45:15 +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote:
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> > T <> wrote:
> >
> >> - How can I determine the dpi of current X session?
> >
> > xdpyinfo
>
> thanks but, then what?
>
> Do you mean:
>
> screen #0:
> print screen: no
> dimensions: 1152x864 pixels (293x219 millimeters)
> resolution: 100x100 dots per inch
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> ?
>
> How about the other question?
>
> thanks

Sorry, out of my league. I don't understand fonts either. But I thought
my answer could bring you more then just a step closer.

Regards,
Andrei
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On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 10:45:15 +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote:

> T <> wrote:
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>> - How can I determine the dpi of current X session?
>
> xdpyinfo

thanks but, then what?

Do you mean:

screen #0:
print screen: no
dimensions: 1152x864 pixels (293x219 millimeters)
resolution: 100x100 dots per inch
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

?

How about the other question?

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