http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17255





--- Comment #10 from Alex Deucher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  2008-08-23 13:38:43 PST 
---
(In reply to comment #7)
> A circle is a circle on the monitor when it's 1280x1024, with the
> other one it's kinda stretched.
> Also, 1280x1024 is simply more information being sent to the screen.
> Why on earth would I want to use a resolution /less/ than my screen
> supports?
> There's people out there with 2560x1600 LCD's, and I have this
> pathetic CRT, the least I can do is use it to its fullest potential.
> 

You can.  Just add the preferred mode to your config and be done with it. or
change it on the fly with xrandr:
xrandr --output VGA-0 --mode 1280x1024

> "You can use the preferred mode option in your monitor section to
> hardcode your preferred mode if you don't like what the xserver
> picks."
> Sometimes a problem is so complicated that it comes down to personal
> preference.  This is not one of those times.
> 1280x1024 is the -correct- resolution for my setup.

How is this not one of those times?  You monitor is a CRT and does not list a
preferred mode, so it comes down to what mode should be picked.  Most people
would say [EMAIL PROTECTED] is pretty rough on the eyes.  I would argue that 
based
on your monitor's EDID, [EMAIL PROTECTED] would be the preferred mode.  1280x960
happens to be right in the middle.  Some people like 800x600.  That's why there
is a preferred mode option.


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