Eric Plummer wrote: > Walter Webb <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dave Palmer wrote: > > 1600mm x 900mm > > > If this is a 1.6 meter wide display, you can lie to X about the > dots-per-inch. If not, tell X the truth. > > If you use startx, try something like 'startx -- -dpi 96'. > > I put an nvidia board in my box because I was having too much > trouble with my radeon. I don't know where the previous size of > 96 dpi came from, but the nvidia driver said something like 88 or 89. > I measured it; and it was correct. I wondered what would happen if > someone used a huge TV for a monitor. > > > 'startx -- -dpi 96' > worked, Thank you. > Any ideas on how to set this as default? > For now I have a bash alias. > I will tinker some more this evening. > FYI tv screen as monitor and FlightGear or Rigs of Rods == SWEET. > > > --- > [email protected] > --- > Messages in plain text only. > No HTML please. > Do not top post on reply. > --- > > Try this: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg starting with the section: Display size and DPI It answers my question too.
DPI might have made some sense in the days of CRTs, perhaps as a starting point, if it was assumed that the power switch was in reach. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
