[SoaS] Problem with zyx-liveinstaller on SoaS3-200909271154.iso = Fonts too big, screen size too small to use

[Martin Dengler]

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 09:51:47PM -0600, Douglas McClendon wrote:
> Thomas C Gilliard wrote:
> > SoaS3-200909271154.iso display is too magnified.
> > Cannot access all of page for formating in zyx-live installer
> > 
> > The font size so large and display in browse so small. Have to use 
> > reduce 3-4 times to see all of wiki in browse. No size adjustments or 
> > sliders available in zyx-liveinstaller.
> 
> Sebastian knows about this, and someone (maybe you?) already mentioned 
> not being able to work around it with Xresources.  As you mention with 
> the wiki, this is a global problem/regression.  I could go to some 
> effort to make the fonts smaller or adjustable, but obviously it needs 
> to be resolved globally.

This issue is resolved in git.  The SoaS builds I've been making
(suitable for both XO-1 and non-XO-1) have this fix.  Sebastien uses
the same git tree to make his builds so I'm sure he'll have a fixed
build out soon too.

> On a completely random note, since I don't have time to get deeply
> involved in the interesting discussions going on, I think it is
> worth highlighting the new isohybrid feature of LiveCD/USB that is
> new in Fedora 12.

I'd love to get more familiar with this.

> On another random note, my $0.02 is that the fedora based soas
> should be referred to as a 'derivative distribution' or 'fedora
> derived distribution'.  That captures the scope of both how it is a
> distribution, and yet does not require the traditional level of
> support and development of a 'non-derived distribution' (as if there
> really is such a thing anymore, but here we mean 'lightly derived
> distribution').

I encourage you to insert these comments in the discussion at the
place you feel most appropriate.

> -dmc

Martin
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