On Mon, 2007-07-23 at 14:47 +0200, Richard Boaz wrote: > To all the font gurus: > > In gtk+ version 2.6 I specified to draw some text on my drawing area using > the font "Sans bold 10" and received a favourable result. > > In gtk+ version 2.10 I have not changed this specification and suddenly > the font is much larger than in version 2.6, to the point I have to change > it to make everything work as before. > > I know this must relate to gtk+ since I have both versions installed on my > box and can simply point my application to one or the other and > demonstrate the difference. > > I was under the impression that font sizes were fixed. I guess I was > wrong. But this confuses me, why would a font change real size across > different versions of gtk+? What may have changed is how Gtk+ picks up your dpi settings. In recent versions it defaults to the dpi that your X server reports. In earlier versions it falled back to 96dpi I guess. > On a more general note, how can I produce and provide my program across > multiple versions of gtk+ (now and into the future) without having to > worry about fonts changing their real size on the fly? You really shouldn't make such assumptions... > thanks for any pointers and explanations, > > richard -- behdad http://behdad.org/ "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
