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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:	DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:	See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:	STAR::VATNE

Created:	Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:	Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3726
Total number of notes:	19516

2867.0. "3100/SPX, DECterm Font sizes & XBM images" by DIODE::CROWELL (Jon Crowell) Mon Jun 04 1990 21:41

    
    I've just installed a 3100/SPX running V5.3-2 of VMS.  I have been
    trying to figure out how to make the DECterms come up the same size as
    they were on my GPX.
    
    1) DECterms come up too small.  I have changed the DECW$SERVER_density
       to 100.  This only effects the other text like Icon BOX.   I have 
       also tried the bigger font mode for the window but the text seems 
       too big.
    
    2) Is there any way to make my background image fit the screen? I have
       one of those XBM images of the moon, it now wraps and creates extra
       images since there are so many more pixels.
    
    Thanks,
    Jon
    
    P.S. Are there any good demos that will show the performance of the
         SPX?

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2867.1		STAR::MCLEMAN	Jeff McLeman, VMS development	`Tue Jun 05 1990 08:07`	11
	The SPX is 1280X1024. Therefore it is a 100DPI screen. I thought for sure that the large font's would do it. (100DPI). I use the 75DPI so I can fit more on the screen. Just try running ICO in DECW$EXAMPLES: $ ICO -faces -colors red green blue Also, once the V5.4 kit becomes available, you'll notice dramatic increases in text, triangle, and overall performance. This thing is a fabulous graphics engine. Jeff
2867.2		DECWIN::FISHER	Prune Juice: A Warrior's Drink!	`Wed Jun 06 1990 13:10`	7
	There is something funny about the DECterm fonts...I think maybe there is only one set of them that gets used for both 100 and 75 dpi. In any case, my experience is that you can never get terminal emulators to look the same on both 75 and 100dpi screens. As Jeff says, I prefer to run it at 75dpi because I can fit more on the screen. Of course, I have relatively good eyes. Burns
2867.3		HANNAH::MESSENGER	Bob Messenger	`Wed Jun 06 1990 14:35`	24
	Re: .2 >There is something funny about the DECterm fonts...I think maybe there is only >one set of them that gets used for both 100 and 75 dpi. Yes, the same fonts are used on both 75 and 100 dpi; only the font names are changed. The Big Font on a 100 dpi system is roughly the same physical size as the Little Font on a 75 dpi: 75 dpi 100 dpi Little Font 14 pixels 140 decipoints 100 decipoints Big Font 18 pixels 180 decipoints 140 decipoints (1 decipoint = 1/720 of an inch). In DECwindows V1, DECterm asked for 140 and 180 decipoints. This meant that on 100 dpi systems you could only get the 18 pixel font (because the font search path checked the 100 dpi font directory and then checked the 75 dpi font directory). In DECwindows V2, DECterm asks for 14 and 18 pixels, so that you get two distinct font sizes on both 75 dpi and 100 dpi systems. -- Bob