On Wednesday 17 March 2004 10:13 pm, Troy Thomas Hall wrote:does it matter that xdpyinfo says I'm using the "default" monitor? I got pretty much that same as what you got...
Tom, while we're on the topic of Monitors, When I have to
switch between XP and Linux I always have to hit the "auto"
button. Can that be stopped? Also, anyway to make the fonts
clearer? I've got the XFT set to 140 which is what I measured
with GIMP. They are better now then they were before doing
that.
I don't know how some y'all are comin up with very high dpi numbers... xdpyinfo:
screen #0:
dimensions: 1280x1024 pixels (382x313 millimeters)
resolution: 85x83 dots per inch
If I do the Gimp calibration I come up with about 87 dpi. I measured the viewing area with a measuring tape an it was as 'xdpyinfo' reported, 382x313 mm. Maybe your 191T is a little better than my 191N .... but that much !?
I don't have any font issues at 85x83. I also just use the fonts that come with the Mandrake distro. Usually Luxi Sans and Courier 10 Pitch.
As to the 'Auto' button, it's not an issue for me ... no Winsux on the system. IIRC tho, the (old) fix was to run 'xvidtune' and use the modeline it suggests to put in yourXFree config file. I always thought it'd be simpler to use the 'Auto' button. Why trash Linux to be as screwed up as Winblows?
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screen #0: dimensions: 1280x1024 pixels (374x302 millimeters) resolution: 87x86 dots per inch depths (7): 24, 1, 4, 8, 15, 16, 32
I didn't try measuring in mm as I don't have a ruler that measures that well.
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