On 21 Jan 2003, Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote:

> > Myself, I wouldn't run at 1600x1200 if it makes the fonts too hard to
> > read, as the xterm isn't then your only problem. On my 17'' monitor, I
> > usually run at 800x600 with a 1280x1024 virtual screen, and to view
> > windows that really don't fit (like graphics), I switch resolutions.
>
> You know that you can tell the X server the dpi of your screen.  Then
> when you select 12pt or 14pt fonts they always will be 12pt or 14pt no
> matter how many pixels your display has.

Really? How? I set "DisplaySize" in the "Monitor" section, but that
clearly doesn't do it.

Frederick