Bug 198409

Summary: Fonts are not rendered ok
Product: [Applications] rekonq Reporter: elmargol
Component: generalAssignee: Andrea Diamantini <adjam7>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: matgic78
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: unspecified   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:
Attachments: how it looks using firefox
how it looks using midori
how it looks using rekonq
This changes the default font size of rekonq from 12 to 16.

Description elmargol 2009-06-30 14:42:33 UTC
Version:            (using KDE 4.2.4)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Unlisted Binary Package

If I go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page the fonts are to small to read.
Comment 1 elmargol 2009-06-30 14:43:39 UTC
Created attachment 34941 [details]
how it looks using firefox
Comment 2 elmargol 2009-06-30 14:44:21 UTC
Created attachment 34942 [details]
how it looks using midori
Comment 3 elmargol 2009-06-30 14:44:54 UTC
Created attachment 34943 [details]
how it looks using rekonq
Comment 4 matgic78 2009-06-30 17:06:43 UTC
Try to set the default font size to 15 or 16.
I don't know why it isn't the dfault setting.
Comment 5 elmargol 2009-07-13 17:42:50 UTC
Created attachment 35278 [details]
This changes the default font size of rekonq from 12 to 16.

I think 16 should be the default font size.
It looks ok on my system. Please confirm
Comment 6 Andrea Diamantini 2009-07-14 00:16:12 UTC
(In reply to comment #5)
> Created an attachment (id=35278) [details]
> This changes the default font size of rekonq from 12 to 16.
>
> I think 16 should be the default font size.
> It looks ok on my system. Please confirm

I don't know what should be default font size. Checking other browsers (firefox, konqueror && chrome)
I never seen a so high default value. So, you can surely change your local settings. But I'll wait for other comments to change default value.
Comment 7 elmargol 2009-07-14 08:42:20 UTC
I found an old reference to this topic... 12 seems to be the old standard (mostly on macs they have a different default dpi setting 72 and not 96 like windows)

I force my system to use 96dpi for everything guess thats why it looks ok for you, and not for me.

http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/1998Dec/0030.html
Comment 8 Andrea Diamantini 2009-07-31 16:54:13 UTC
12 pt is default in konqueror and in high resolution screen, so I'd like to let it remain default setting. As said you can always change your local settings.
Comment 9 elmargol 2009-07-31 17:01:30 UTC
Well if you don't think 12pt is wrong then you are calculating the dpi wrong... Just look at the screenshots.

This is 100% an issue.
Comment 10 Andrea Diamantini 2009-08-01 03:15:41 UTC
eh eh.. maybe I'm calculating the dpi wrong.. I'm reading another discussion about this just now and someone is hinting me the 15pt default font size...
Comment 11 Andrea Diamantini 2009-08-01 20:50:32 UTC
Fixed with 16 pt default font size. Markus, you have to learn us calculating dpi a bit better... ;)