[wishlist] DPI more appropriate in "Screen Resolution" rather than "Fonts"
Bug #34494 reported by
Paul Sladen
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| control-center (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Wishlist
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs | ||
Bug Description
Currently the DPI of the screen used for the calculation of basefont sizes can be set manually be using:
System-
Although it is being used a scaling factor for the default font size, the granularity of the display specified in dots-per-inch (DPI) is a factor of the output device used, the resolution.
The preferences in the Font panel would perhaps better be named "Default Scaling" and be based on a range with '1.0' at the centre point.
The DPI setting should then be moved to a factor of the current resolution in:
System-
alongside the refresh-frequency with the option to restrict it "Only on this machine".
| Changed in gnome-control-center: | |
| assignee: | nobody → desktop-bugs |
Revision history for this message
| Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in control-center: | |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Rejected |
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