Re: font size changed recently...why?

On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:54:32 -0400
Jay Berkenbilt <ejb@ql.org> wrote:

[...]  

> Any application for which I specify fonts explicitly with my X
> resources remains the same (xterm, emacs, etc.). The default font
> size has shrunk for gdm, sawfish, and iceweasel. I don't run gnome
> (except gdm) -- my desktop consists of xterms and emacs, which are
> fine.
>
> Any hints on where to look would be most appreciated. I've already
> dug through packages that appear to have been upgraded in the last
> several days, though I can't pinpoint the exact time when I noticed
> the changes in the font size. I believe I did an aptitude
> full-upgrade recently after not having done one for a couple of weeks.
>
> Thanks for any advice.

gdm, sawfish, and iceweasel use fontconfig for their font configuration, whereas xterm and emacs use fonts supplied by the X server. So I would start by looking at recent changes to libfontconfig1 and friends.

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Liam


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