Comment 21 for bug 589485
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(In reply to comment #19)
> (In reply to comment #18)
> Reporting the EDID values in the core means applications get
> inconsistent font sizes in the default configuration.
> This makes no sense, since font sizes are consistent only when the DPI
> correctly reflects reality! This change *causes* font sizes to be
> inconsistent.
Actually, "correct" DPI only theoretically causes consistency. As a practical matter, the differing number if device pixels required to generate a glyph of some particular physical size typically results in an apparent difference when compared to the same physical size at a different DPI. This is because with the most commonly used fonts each unique pixel size is a physically unique design, not a simple magnification or demagnification of a single design. This is most commonly noticeable in sizes in the vicinity of 16px to 20px. At some point in this range, stem weight changes from 1.00px to 2.00px. Without any applied font smoothing, this is always quite clear. When various smoothing effects are applied, the difference is generally less obvious, but does produce an apparent inconsistency.