Bug 183422

Summary: bad font size selection in 16:9 wide resolutions i.e. HD TVs
Product: [Frameworks and Libraries] kdelibs Reporter: Dave <ThaDaveMan>
Component: generalAssignee: kdelibs bugs <kdelibs-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG    
Severity: normal CC: cfeck, kde-2011.08, ThaDaveMan
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Ubuntu   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:

Description Dave 2009-02-06 13:44:31 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE 4.2.0)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

Hi, 

I use an HDready HDTV as my computer monitor using the rosultion of 1280x720 (or 720p).
When I load KDE 4.2.0 (and earlier) the fonts are HUGE.
I chose the smallest size possible (size 2) fonts and then the fonts were normal but the spaces and layouts on the screen stayed the same size.
so I had normal font size but huge space between icons in dolphin and others.
Also, not all the titles and panels changed size when I chose to change it even though I changed all the font types to size 2, so I had some fonts with normal size and some stayed huge.
This made everything completely unusable.

Dave.
Comment 1 Dave 2009-02-06 13:47:47 UTC 
I'm on Ubuntu 8.10, installed KDE4.2.0 using the official PPA.
Comment 2 Christoph Feck 2009-06-21 02:27:18 UTC 
You should make sure your X11 setup reports sane values for the DPI, but there is also an option in systemsettings to force a font DPI value of 96 or 120.
Comment 3 Dotan Cohen 2009-07-13 15:10:45 UTC 
Dave, can you test with KDE 4.3 RC and provide a screenshot? Thanks!

Here is how to install 4.3 RC in *buntu 9.04 and 9.10:
http://www.kubuntu.org/node/89