"Eric Iverson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The qscreen results are curious. The 3120 indicates a VERY wide screen even > though the 1050 height seems low.
I'm using TwinView, so the 3120 is the sum of the 1440 laptop width and the 1680 external display width, and the 1050 is the max of the 900 laptop height and the 1050 external display height. So, yes, it is a _very_ wide screen (one "display" spread across two monitors). The other primary option, which I haven't had the time to figure out yet, is to configure it as two displays. I'll likely need to figure that out before I try to display stuff on a projector. > And the 212 212 for horizontal and vertical pixels per logical inch seem > wrong unless your screen is really tiny. 17" laptop display and 20.5" external display, IIRC. Yes, that surprised me. > The 212 212 is going to cause Java and J to think they need lots of pixels > to draw a character that is readable, the result being extra large > characters. ... which could explain both the J and the WebEx problems, for WebEx is partially, at least, a Java app, and non-Java apps _seem_ to be displayed okay (I'll be _really_ embarrassed if I find out everything has been distorted all along, but, for example, circles (the Firefox icon) do appear round, as does the Ubuntu logo in the Applications menu. > In earlier messages Oleg suggested looking at DPI settings and I think it > worthwhile to look more closely there at at your general screen > configuration. The NVIDIA X Server Settings window shows 212x115 on a 3120x1050 pixel (373x231mm) display. FWIW, the physical dimensions are approximately those of the laptop display; I guess that /could/ be reasonable for TwinView. It's a GeForce 8600M GS GPU. > Can you config your system to use a 'normal' screen size (e.g., 1280 1024). > This isn't a solution, (especially if it requires temporary use of another > screen device) but might narrow down the problem area. I can try that later today (hopefully). That seems like a reasonable next step; thanks for the suggestion. Bill -- Bill Harris http://facilitatedsystems.com/weblog/ Facilitated Systems Everett, WA 98208 USA http://facilitatedsystems.com/ phone: +1 425 337-5541 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
