* Derek Zoolander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [030109 05:24]: > I am doing some research into the highest Video resolution used by the > average LTSP user > > I personally always use 800x600 at 16 bit color > > Does anyone else use higher resolutions than this?
1024x768 at 24 bit color > If so, how high, and what applications need this higher resolution? I consider 1024x768 to be the minimum for Linux in general, simply because most Linux programmers really suck at GUI design, and they make huge dialog boxes that often won't fit in 600 pixels high. We used to have a few video cards that wouldn't support 1024x768 and it was noticeably more difficult working on OOo and all kinds of programs. For all the criticism The GIMP takes about its many small detached toolboxes, it works pretty well at 800x600, although some of the plug-ins again have dialog boxes that are too big. The 24 bit color is a luxury, and 16-bit would do OK. > Would you be comfortable using these applications at 800x600 if the cost > savings were high. If you are using old computers that don't support 1024x768 then yes. But if you are buying new diskless workstations, like those based on VIA Eden motherboards, I don't see limiting yourself to 800x600. Part of my goal is to convince people they can abandon Windows in favor of Linux. If they have to work with 800x600 they tend to judge Linux based on the small screen resolution. -- Jan Wilson, SysAdmin _/*]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Corozal Junior College | |:' corozal.com corozal.bz Corozal Town, Belize | /' chetumal.com & linux.bz Reg. Linux user #151611 |_/ Network, PHP, Perl, HTML ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
