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Home » U++ Library support » RichText,QTF,RTF... » Using Qtf forgets control font
Re: Using Qtf forgets control font [message #17833 is a reply to message #17832] Sat, 30 August 2008 14:05 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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cbpporter wrote on Sat, 30 August 2008 07:43

I think I understand now. When you are printing on paper, the size of an inch is constant. Thus increasing DPI, makes text smaller.

But on screen, DPI is considered PPI and the pixel size for a resolution is considered constant. By altering DPI, you actually change the size of an inch. So by increasing DPI, you increase the "virtual" inch size, and thus text gets larger.


Smile Welcome to the real world.

That is why I keep saying that points and DPI for screen are largely irrelevant. What only matters is zoom ratio.

Mirek
 
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