[clue-tech] gimp fonts for [printed] graphics

[Jeff Cann]

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On Thursday 23 December 2004 9:16 am, Michael J. Hammel wrote:
> Yes, that's the resolution of your monitor.  Probably an LCD monitor?  I
> think most CRT's are at or around 72-75 DPI, though I could be way off
> on that.  In any case, 91 DPI is not sufficient for quality prints in
> most cases.  

OK, but when I create the image in gimp using the template, it is marked as 
300 DPI, so that should be sufficient, right?

> I do all my artwork for Linux Format magazine (and probably
> Tux too though I don't think they've specified the requirements yet) at
> 250 DPI.  That works out well since a typical screen shot of a GIMP
> window gets down to about 1.5" to 2" on a page, which is good sized for
> an article.

I'm a bit confused.  Do you set your monitor DPI to 250 or the DPI of your new 
images to 250?  I'm assuming the latter, but please confirm.  The reason I'm 
assuming this is because I didn't think you can change the DPI of a monitor - 
by I'm totally ignorant about this stuff [obviously].

Thanks,
Jeff

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