On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 7:40 AM, Ted Unangst <ted.unangst@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 9:55 AM, Bryan <brakeb@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I use my OpenBSD at work on a VMware instance.  I have tried this in
>> my default WM (scrotwm), and also in fluxbox.  When I launch an
>> application, like Gimp, or Firefox in my VM instance, the fonts in the
>> dialog boxes, menus, and toolbars are large, like someone did a
>> 'Ctrl+' in firefox to increase the font. The resolution on the
>> instance is 1280x1024, because xrandr won't emulate a 1680x1050
>> screen.
>
> Font sizes are based on your DPI settings, which are guessed by the X
> server.  There are ways to specify better values, though I'm not sure
> how since I've never done it.  The intertubes may know more.

I have the following in my ~/.Xdefaults file:

$ grep dpi ~/.Xdefaults
Xft.dpi:72

HTH,
--patrick