Andrew C Aitchison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> > Also where do I find the docs on the XF86Config file format. I need to 
> > read up some more on this.
> 
>       man XF86Config

Right, I found that about 10 minutes after I posted ;-)

> Correct in all cases, although when "X -configure" creates those values
> from DDC it currently uses a size derived from the monitor size in cm, 
> rather than the size in millimetres of any particular mode.

Ok.

> X -configure comments these values out because many apps used to
> get confused by having precise dpi values and displayed silly
> fonts. I think that at one time a 85x90 dpi screen would make
> Netscape use 75x100dpi fonts. I note that Netscape 7 allows you to
> calibrate the horizontal screen pitch, but not the vertical pitch. 

So you are saying that should leave this section of the config file 
commented out for better compatibility? I have commented it out for now 
anyway, as I haven't added the code in the installer to grab the values 
from the EDID yet. I can just as easily leave it off (Red Hat 8.0 seems 
ot get it directly from DDC when it is not in the config file anyway).

Regards,

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