Bill Glidden wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have two different computers. One is running SuSE 9, the other is running
> Debian - Sarge, I think. I have a program written using the QT library. On
> SuSE, the text that the program displays looks fine. The text fits within
> the areas I want it to, and life is good. On Debian, however, the text is
> bigger (relatively speaking). By this I mean that the same text takes up
> more space on the screen on Debian, so it overruns the areas where it is
> supposed to fit.
>
> I thought perhaps there was a font issue, so I copied over all the font
> directories from my SuSE machine to my Debian machine, changed the XFree86-4
> config file to make sure it pointed to all these font directories, but to no
> avail.
>
> So, I'm not sure what is causing this situation. The program and the QT
> libraries are both compiled on the SuSE machine but I don't know if that
> would make a difference.
>
> What might cause such a scenario?
>
I don't know, but I've seen this on my wife's machine as well. I've
coded some internal websites for company use, and while they look okay
on my machine, the print is *way* bigger on hers. Default resolution on
both machines is the same. Both are Debian, though mine is a little newer.
If you find a reason, I'd love to know about it.
Paul
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