gigantic fonts

[quisoc]

Hi guys,
I've installed Kubuntu 8.04 KDE4 Alpha 5 and 6, and both give me the same issue: all the fonts are giants. The name of the first icon of the desktop fills all the screen.
Can I solve this issue?

[Bongo5HH]

Go into System Settings, Appearance, Fonts and then use anti-aliasing and then set the fonts to 96DPI

That otta fix it.

Kev

[craigs63]

I have the same problem, I just tried to run the Kubuntu 8.04 beta w KDE4 on my Toshiba laptop (Satellite M45-S265), both the login and KDE screen present text in a font that is too huge to even find the option to reduce the font size. My screen is wider than 4:3 (1280x800) if that helps. Kubuntu 7.10 works fine (as far as the display goes, anyway).

I read somewhere else that the Gnome version has the same problem, but only in the login screen. Something to do with detecting the screen's size or resolution incorrectly.

[quisoc]

The problem is with ATI graphics card, I think. The xorg.conf is erroneous, but if you try a dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg it fails.

[quisoc]

A screenshot of the Control Panel:
http://www.mossamics.cat/031408163912.jpg

[Bongo5HH]

LOL

I'm sorry to laugh.. well kinda... but THAT is funny!

There is a thing in the same fonts section as above that lets you set the size and font of text for different things. Maybe one is set to 5600 instead of say 10?

Kev

[quisoc]

The fonts settings or configuration settings has a configuration file?

[dibl]

I can't guarantee a fix, but the KDE fonts and default fonts are under Alt-F2 "kcontrol" without the quote marks, > Appearance & Themes > Fonts

Also take a look at "Gtk Styles and Fonts" in the same menu.

[MoonRise]

I can say that in KDE4 for the LiveCD I get the exact same problem for my Intel GMA915. The only way I have found to use the LiveCD for this is use Safe Graphics Mode. It definitely is an issue with X and what was determined to be the best driver at boot. This does not happen on my nVidia GeForce FX 5500. Annoying to me since none of the past Kubuntus did that on this machine.

[klerfayt]

what is the output of:

xdpyinfo | grep resolution
and do you have:

DisplaySize xxx xxx
under section

Section "Monitor"
in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file?

hint: you can drag windows with mouse cursor if you hold down alt key

[quisoc]

Hi, sorry I'm late.

The output for xpdyinfo | grep resolution is:

unable to open display "".


In the /etc/X11/xorg.conf, I have this:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Sectoon "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured video Device"
EndSection

That's all (the rest is for touchpad, keyboard and mouse).

I tried the beta with KDE3, it's all right, and the /etc/X11/xorg.conf is the same ??? ??? ??? ???

I've tried a dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg (with and without -phigh), and when finish keyboard's configuration it crashes. Trying to install the propietary drivers, I've received a core dumped.

[klerfayt]

Hi, sorry I'm late.

The output for xpdyinfo | grep resolution is:

unable to open display "".


do you have a ruler or know the size of your screen in mm?
You should give a try with manually set DisplaySize in xorg.conf:

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
DisplaySize xxx xxx
EndSection

for example my DisplaySize is: 321 207


#edit: it's actually 331 207 >:(

[quisoc]

do you have a ruler or know the size of your screen in mm?
You should give a try with manually set DisplaySize in xorg.conf:

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
DisplaySize xxx xxx
EndSection

for example my DisplaySize is: 321 207


I've tried it, and doesn't work.

[klerfayt]

can you post your full /etc/X11/xorg.conf and /var/log/Xorg.0.log file?

[quisoc]

/etc/X11/xorg.conf:


Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "eu"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "vmmouse"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
DisplaySize 321 207
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection


DisplaySize 321 207 -> this line has been added by me.


/var/log/Xorg.0.log:

http://www.mossamics.cat/Xorg.0.log

[klerfayt]

log file indicates that correct resolution [1280x800] and screen size [321x207] is detected ???

but the dpi doesn't look normal to me:

(**) RADEON(0): DPI set to (101, 147)

I get 101x98 (if you measured your screen size in mm correctly):

1280/321mm*25.4=101.2835
800/207mm*25.4=98.1643

#edit: I don't know much about ati drivers, but this seems odd also:

(II) RADEON(0): Setting screen physical size to 289 x 21

[klerfayt]

The output for xpdyinfo | grep resolution is:
unable to open display "".take a look at this page: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=563574

[quisoc]

The output for xpdyinfo | grep resolution is:
unable to open display "".take a look at this page: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=563574


I've tried this, and nothing has changed. I've must wait until the official release...

[craigs63]

A screenshot of the Control Panel:
http://www.mossamics.cat/031408163912.jpg


Yeah, this is what mine looks like as well. I would probably have to connect a monitor with 50,000 pixel resolution in order to be able to find the menu option to set the font size back to something reasonable.
Too bad, because sound seems to work on this version.

[MoonRise]

What happens when you all start in Safe Graphics Mode?

[quisoc]

What happens when you all start in Safe Graphics Mode?


It shows a screen with 3 options:
1.- Load xserver normally.
2.- Root prompt.
3.- Reconfigure X (but nothing happens with this option, because after keyboard's configuration crashes).

[quisoc]

Yeah, this is what mine looks like as well. I would probably have to connect a monitor with 50,000 pixel resolution in order to be able to find the menu option to set the font size back to something reasonable.
Too bad, because sound seems to work on this version.


I've tried this (systems settings option) some times, and the look and feel option never has loaded.

[craigs63]

I got the same 'big' results when booting from the new Knoppix 5.3.1 dvd. Hmm...

[MoonRise]

That's interesting. I still have that issue with my laptop, even with the release of the RC. I know it is how the system is detecting my graphics card, but don't understand why some of the past releases didn't do that. Of course this is under KDE4. I didn't try the RC with 3.5.9.

[quisoc]

I've tried the official release of kubuntu 8.04 kde4-remix, and I still have that issue.
With Ubuntu 8.04, it only appears on the login screen.
I don't try kubuntu bersion 8.04 with kde 3.5.

[quisoc]

I've installed ATI restricted drivers, and the issue in login screen has disappeared. Now I will try to install kubuntu-kde4-desktop.

[quisoc]

OK. I'm writing from KDE 4, and it's all right.
Yesterday, I tried to install ati propieraty driver, but packages wasn't downloaded. I suppose if connection it's right, installation of driver's ati is the solution to the issue.

[craigs63]

I got the same 'big' results when booting from the new Knoppix 5.3.1 dvd. Hmm...


Works fine now on my laptop (Toshiba Satellite M45-S265), I installed from the 'non remix' version of 8.04 Knoppix, in 'safe' mode (I tried without safe mode, and got the giganto-font problem again). Graphics look okay so far, now am fighting the ALSA sound problem that seems to work with every other version.

[Detonate]

I tried to install Kubuntu HH with KDE 3.5 yesterday on an old compaq with a ATI Radeon 9200 video card with the same results. I played around with the xorg config file until (using nano from the root #) until I finally gave up. As near as I can tell, the problem is the ATI video and Kubuntu does not correctly identify it or set it up at install. For those of you who want to make suggestions that involve opening anything from the desktop or menu, forget it. The desktop is totatally unusable.

On my other machine with Nvidia I have had no problems.