Xpra: Ticket #882: DPI problem with Ubuntu 14.04

Since upgrading my client to 0.15.0, there is something wrong with the DPI settings when I am at work and using an external monitor attached to my laptop. It results in fonts so small as to be unreadable. (The problem does not occur when I do not have an external monitor attached to my laptop. I also had not found any problems with any of the 0.14.* clients.)

The client is 0.15.0 running on Ubuntu 14.04 with KDE.

The server is 0.15.0 running on Ubuntu 14.04.

If I start the client with "xpra attach --dpi=96 ..." then everything is fine.



Tue, 02 Jun 2015 14:44:17 GMT - Doug Doole: attachment set

Bug Report tool output.


Tue, 02 Jun 2015 14:44:42 GMT - Doug Doole: attachment set

Client side log


Tue, 02 Jun 2015 14:45:08 GMT - Doug Doole: attachment set

Server side log


Tue, 02 Jun 2015 17:55:24 GMT - Antoine Martin: status, summary changed

As per this post, the problem is not specific to 0.15


Tue, 02 Jun 2015 18:55:46 GMT - Timothy Basanov:

Have the same problem, client switch --dpi=96 or --dpi=72 fixes the problem. When --dpi=200 is used fonts in gnome menus are huge.

Server restart is not required to fix a problem. Java applications are not affected.

Server: ubuntu 14.04 Client: Mac OS X + 30" 2500x1600


Sun, 05 Jul 2015 08:37:34 GMT - psycho_zs:

I can confirm this on Debian testing with xpra 0.15.2+dfsg-2.

I have 96dpi on client and 96dpi set as default on xpra server. But when I connect, I get some pretty weird values:

DPI set to 45 x 25 (wanted 96 x 96)

client --dpi switch help, but default behavior seems weirdly bugged.


Sun, 05 Jul 2015 08:55:40 GMT - Antoine Martin: priority changed

AFAIK, this only occurs if you use an unpatched dummy driver, in which case it's always wrong - you just notice it less.


Tue, 01 Sep 2015 08:58:20 GMT - Antoine Martin: status changed; resolution set

I don't think we can do any better, the correct solution is #56. See also #728, #732.

Note: Ubuntu breaks Xdummy, please bug them to figure out why.


Fri, 13 Nov 2015 06:16:59 GMT - Antoine Martin:

FYI: see wiki/DPI


Sat, 23 Jan 2021 05:08:44 GMT - migration script:

this ticket has been moved to: https://github.com/Xpra-org/xpra/issues/882