VERY tiny fonts after a Kubuntu 9.04 install

**norin** · 06-24-2009, 06:11 PM

ok so here's the thing, i have installed Kubuntu 9.04 and after going to the desktop all the next is RIDICULOUSLY small! i mean crazy small smaller than this!!!! by atleast half this size! i can't for some reason snap a screenshot. so that's a no go

i know others have had the same issue, i'm a n00b with linux, have played around with ubuntu, SuSE 9.1, FC 4 and 5, little bit of mandrake, and got scared away by slackware lol. so i do not know how to even use commands or anything, i know one cammand arg, and that's "sudo" i think lol it's been a year or so since i messed with linux, so any ways. all my title bars, my desktop fonts, my menus, even pop up window texts, even display dialogs, are all crazy small fonts!

i don't know what to do. i have read somewhere to change the Xserver value to "-dpi 100" with some other command args in front but idk how to even get that far, can someone explain to me in GREAT detail or point me to a how to starting from the KDE desktop?

i can't even click on the menu button of the task bar only thing i recognize is Konquerer lol even if i get into the appearance properties or display properties everything is too small. can someone please help me? thank you. i will try to continue tinkering.

moondrop · 06-25-2009, 01:32 AM

When you right-click can u see the "Change Desktop Backgroud" option?

**norin** · 06-26-2009, 08:02 AM

i can right click but cannot read anything, i can't read menu's window titles, icon text, the only thing i can read is webpage text, and the time. however the date below is also tiny text. and in the web browser i can't read the url i'm trying to type out lol.

**wmorri** · 06-26-2009, 01:43 PM

Hi norin,

I am going away for the weekend but when I get back I will look into this. Have a great weekend, and don't stress too much we will get this fixed for you.

Cheers!

06-24-2009, 06:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
norin TSF Veteran Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: L-Town, Maine Posts: 1,748 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System	VERY tiny fonts after a Kubuntu 9.04 install ok so here's the thing, i have installed Kubuntu 9.04 and after going to the desktop all the next is RIDICULOUSLY small! i mean crazy small smaller than this!!!! by atleast half this size! i can't for some reason snap a screenshot. so that's a no go i know others have had the same issue, i'm a n00b with linux, have played around with ubuntu, SuSE 9.1, FC 4 and 5, little bit of mandrake, and got scared away by slackware lol. so i do not know how to even use commands or anything, i know one cammand arg, and that's "sudo" i think lol it's been a year or so since i messed with linux, so any ways. all my title bars, my desktop fonts, my menus, even pop up window texts, even display dialogs, are all crazy small fonts! i don't know what to do. i have read somewhere to change the Xserver value to "-dpi 100" with some other command args in front but idk how to even get that far, can someone explain to me in GREAT detail or point me to a how to starting from the KDE desktop? i can't even click on the menu button of the task bar only thing i recognize is Konquerer lol even if i get into the appearance properties or display properties everything is too small. can someone please help me? thank you. i will try to continue tinkering. __________________

06-25-2009, 01:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
moondrop Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Posts: 28 OS: Windows Home XP SP3, Windows 98, Windows 2000 My System	Re: VERY tiny fonts after a Kubuntu 9.04 install When you right-click can u see the "Change Desktop Backgroud" option?

06-26-2009, 08:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
norin TSF Veteran Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: L-Town, Maine Posts: 1,748 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System	Re: VERY tiny fonts after a Kubuntu 9.04 install i can right click but cannot read anything, i can't read menu's window titles, icon text, the only thing i can read is webpage text, and the time. however the date below is also tiny text. and in the web browser i can't read the url i'm trying to type out lol. __________________

06-26-2009, 01:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,711 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: VERY tiny fonts after a Kubuntu 9.04 install Hi norin, I am going away for the weekend but when I get back I will look into this. Have a great weekend, and don't stress too much we will get this fixed for you. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!