Mailing List Archive: fvwm2 as a Window Manager

fvwm2 as a Window Manager

Mar 18, 2003, 1:37 PM

Post #1 of 5 (2213 views)

I saw (based on the contrib) that some people are using fvmw2 as a
Window Manager for their MythBoxes. I was wondering if anyone had come
across a font size problem.

It seems that when I used stock fvwm2 the fonts are smaller in the various
myth displays. However, when I start gnome-settings-daemon (even under
fvwm2) I get larger fonts under MythTV.

I am sure this is some side effect of something. Do you have to do
something under fvwm2 to get it to display the same size fonts as gnome?

Thanks

Re: fvwm2 as a Window Manager [ In reply to ]

msherman at dsbox

Mar 18, 2003, 1:51 PM

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Yes, I have this issue, too. I had to go into the setup to jack up all
the font sizes, edit theme.xml file to increase the font size of
buttons, and re-compile mythweather with hacked larger fonts. Quite
annoying.

But when I start up myth using KDE, the fonts are fine. With FVWM2,
they're about half-size.

usenet@wingert.org wrote:
> I saw (based on the contrib) that some people are using fvmw2 as a
> Window Manager for their MythBoxes. I was wondering if anyone had come
> across a font size problem.
>
> It seems that when I used stock fvwm2 the fonts are smaller in the various
> myth displays. However, when I start gnome-settings-daemon (even under
> fvwm2) I get larger fonts under MythTV.
>
> I am sure this is some side effect of something. Do you have to do
> something under fvwm2 to get it to display the same size fonts as gnome?
>
> Thanks
>
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Re: fvwm2 as a Window Manager [ In reply to ]

usenet at wingert

Mar 18, 2003, 2:02 PM

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One hack, is to run gnome-settings-daemon while running fvwm2.

I'd prefer not to mix my WMs if possible though.

>
>
> Yes, I have this issue, too. I had to go into the setup to jack up all
> the font sizes, edit theme.xml file to increase the font size of
> buttons, and re-compile mythweather with hacked larger fonts. Quite
> annoying.
>
> But when I start up myth using KDE, the fonts are fine. With FVWM2,
> they're about half-size.
>
>
> usenet@wingert.org wrote:
> > I saw (based on the contrib) that some people are using fvmw2 as a
> > Window Manager for their MythBoxes. I was wondering if anyone had come
> > across a font size problem.
> >
> > It seems that when I used stock fvwm2 the fonts are smaller in the various
> > myth displays. However, when I start gnome-settings-daemon (even under
> > fvwm2) I get larger fonts under MythTV.
> >
> > I am sure this is some side effect of something. Do you have to do
> > something under fvwm2 to get it to display the same size fonts as gnome?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > mythtv-users mailing list
> > mythtv-users@snowman.net
> > http://www.snowman.net/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Michael J. Sherman | Software Developer
> Digital Sandbox, Inc. | http://www.dsbox.com/
>
> _______________________________________________
> mythtv-users mailing list
> mythtv-users@snowman.net
> http://www.snowman.net/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
>
>
>

Re: fvwm2 as a Window Manager [ In reply to ]

gtgj at pacbell

Mar 18, 2003, 2:06 PM

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>>>>> On Tue, 18 Mar 2003 12:37:30 -0800 (PST), usenet@wingert.org said:

[...]

u> It seems that when I used stock fvwm2 the fonts are smaller in the various
u> myth displays. However, when I start gnome-settings-daemon (even under
u> fvwm2) I get larger fonts under MythTV.

u> I am sure this is some side effect of something. Do you have to do
u> something under fvwm2 to get it to display the same size fonts as gnome?

What is your desktop size? At 800x600, I find the fonts look
better if I start the X server with:

startx -- -dpi 100

--
Gregorio Gervasio, Jr.
gtgj@pacbell.net

Re: fvwm2 as a Window Manager [ In reply to ]

bvance at egenera

Mar 18, 2003, 2:18 PM

Post #5 of 5 (2150 views)

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And we've come full circle to my question earlier this morning (DPI vs
Proportions). Anyone seeing issues with incorrect widths/heights using
100 DPI? It just so happens I'm using fvwm2 as well.

-Beev

On Tue, 2003-03-18 at 16:06, Gregorio Gervasio Jr. wrote:
> >>>>> On Tue, 18 Mar 2003 12:37:30 -0800 (PST), usenet@wingert.org said:
>
> [...]
>
> u> It seems that when I used stock fvwm2 the fonts are smaller in the various
> u> myth displays. However, when I start gnome-settings-daemon (even under
> u> fvwm2) I get larger fonts under MythTV.
>
> u> I am sure this is some side effect of something. Do you have to do
> u> something under fvwm2 to get it to display the same size fonts as gnome?
>
>
> What is your desktop size? At 800x600, I find the fonts look
> better if I start the X server with:
>
> startx -- -dpi 100