This is something that had baffled me for a long time and didn't find it
under "fonts keep changing" searches.

Problem: The fonts in X windows are smaller or larger than you left them
when you last shut down the X server or your computer. This does not
happen all the time. A reboot or restart of the X server fixes the problem
untill some future reboot or X server restart.


Cause: The dot-per-inch setting used by the X server is different. Why?
Dunno, perhaps there is something timing out, and the server uses safe
defaults?

Solution: Indirectly specify the dpi values in your XF86Config (or
xorg.conf file).
First, make a copy of your existing xorg.conf file, in case of
"accidental" errors. To get the dpi value for a display you like:

Get your system into run level 3 (as root, type in "init 3" in a console)

execute the following command:
startx -- --dpi 120
This starts X Windows with a dpi value of 120. You don't need 120
dpi fonts to specify "--dpi 120". A 100dpi font will appear smaller
in this case. 75 dpi fonts will appear _really_ tiny.There are 75 dpi and
100dpi fonts already with XFree86/X.org ( replace the 120 with 100 or 75
above)
The effect of using a lower dpi screen with a given font is that fonts
look bigger.

By changing the dpi value, find one that looks fine to you.

As an example, I'm taking my currently "fixed" display.

Open a xterm (or a console/terminal in gnome or kde or whatever), and type

xdpyinfo

There will be something like this among all that output:
dimensions: 1280x1024 pixels (325x260 millimeters)
resolution: 100x100 dots per inch

See the "325x260" above? If not, do

xdpyinfo | grep "dimensions"
dimensions: 1280x1024 pixels (325x260 millimeters)

In /etc/X11/, you'll find your config file for the X server :
xorg.conf

Open it up and add a line to your corresponsing Monitor section like this:

DisplaySize 325 260



save, close, and start your X server ( or switch back to your GUI run
level)

If the X server fails to start, you probably put the DisplaySize entry in
the wrong place. Now would be a good time to restore the backup of
xorg.conf you made before editting it. You _did_ make a backup right??

hth
-joseph




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