On this machine, with this monitor:
> inxi --admin --filter --graphics
Graphics:
Device-1: AMD Picasso/Raven 2 [Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Mobile Series]
vendor: ASUSTeK driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: GCN-5 code: Vega
process: GF 14nm built: 2017-20 pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16
ports: active: HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1 bus-ID: 06:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:15d8
class-ID: 0300 temp: 42.0 C
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.20.3 with: Xwayland v: 21.1.4
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu
display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x2160 s-dpi: 140 s-size: 698x393mm (27.48x15.47")
s-diag: 801mm (31.54")
Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-A-0 model: Idek Iiyama PL3288UH
serial: <filter> built: 2020 res: 3840x2160 hz: 60 dpi: 140 gamma: 1.2
size: 698x393mm (27.48x15.47") diag: 801mm (31.5") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 3840x2160 min: 720x400
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 21.2.4 renderer: AMD Radeon Vega 11 Graphics
(RAVEN DRM 3.42.0 5.14.21-150400.24.60-default LLVM 11.0.1)
direct render: Yes
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I use this console font:
> cat /etc/vconsole.conf
KEYMAP=de-nodeadkeys
FONT=suse12x22.psfu
FONT_MAP=
FONT_UNIMAP=
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For exactly the reasons you describe …