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[Sebastien Bacher <seb128@xxxxxxxxxx>]

upstream disagree on it being a bug in GNOME

** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157398

Title:
  GNOME default DPI doesn't match X default DPI

Status in GNOME Control Center:
  Fix Released
Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “gnome-control-center” package in openSUSE:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: gnome-control-center

  I suspect that the problem doesn't actually lie in gnome-appearance-
  properties, but as that was the interface for a workaround, it seems a
  good place for the report.  Please reassign as appropriate.

  The GNOME default API, as reported by the Appearance control does not
  match the DPI as reported by xpdyinfo (which, at least for my
  configuration, is collected from edid information from my screen).  As
  a result, the fonts are sized oddly for the screen, and there is a
  marked difference in scaling between GTK+ applications and tk or base
  X applications.

  Changing the DPI in the Appearance control (Appearance...Fonts...DPI)
  to match the value reported by xpdyinfo makes the interface look much
  crisper.

  Ideally this wouldn't be done manually: rather the current session
  would default to the value reported by X when the session began, and
  applications would scale appropriately.  Users interested in larger /
  smaller fonts would adjust the font size, without needing to worry
  about the physical screen specifications.

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