Login Window Very small font

Dougie085 · 2009-08-04 06:35

I'm not sure whats going on here but when I logout all the text on the login window is so small you can't read it. It's normal size when logged in and using Ubuntu but when I logout its very very small. Any ideas?

**althekiller** · 2009-08-04 18:00

Login window of what? Please see the sticky regarding posting problems in a useful manner.

Colin · 2009-08-04 19:42

I'm guessing you mean the main login window in ubuntu.

The reason your fonts are tiny is probably because you have it plugged into your TV.

The graphics card is detecting the size and resolution of the TV from the EDID information from the video connection. This is telling it that you have something like 42 dpi, so in order to be clever the X Server decides that the fonts need to be small ( in pixels ) so that they are the right size ( in millimetres/inches ).

Put this in the "Monitor" section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Option "DPI" "96x96"

To force the monitor to pretend to be 96dpi.

Dougie085 · 2009-08-04 21:42

Yeah I got it figured out finally sorry forgot to update the thread haha.

Dougie085 Senior Member Posts: 162 Joined: May 2008 Reputation: 0	2009-08-04 06:35 Post: #1 I'm not sure whats going on here but when I logout all the text on the login window is so small you can't read it. It's normal size when logged in and using Ubuntu but when I logout its very very small. Any ideas?
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althekiller Team-XBMC Developer Posts: 4,703 Joined: May 2004 Reputation: 12	2009-08-04 18:00 Post: #2 Login window of what? Please see the sticky regarding posting problems in a useful manner. Howto post your problem in a useful manner. #xbmc-linux on FreeNode XBMC online-manual, FAQ, search, forum rules, how to submit a bugreport.
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Dougie085 Senior Member Posts: 162 Joined: May 2008 Reputation: 0	2009-08-04 21:42 Post: #4 Yeah I got it figured out finally sorry forgot to update the thread haha.
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