BTW, everything looks so big on unbuntu 12.04 compared to win xp on my laptop at 1280 x 800 px res. Is it normal ? even reducing the font size on ubuntu to 10px

BTW, everything looks so big on unbuntu 12.04 compared to win xp on my laptop at 1280 x 800 px res. Is it normal ? even reducing the font size on ubuntu to 10px does not change much. I can't see as much thing on the screen on ubuntu compared to win xp, playschool like. Not very convenient for surfing or coding.