Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Monitor resolutions

2006-03-28 Thread Richard Fish
On 3/27/06, Manuel McLure [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So it's probably best to run at the native resolution. I would say this is especially true on an LCD, where a non-native resolution can have some really ugly effects on fonts. -Richard -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] OT: Monitor resolutions

2006-03-27 Thread JimD
Does anyone know whey monitor resolutions go: 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x1024 Shouldn't that last number be: 1280x960? I have a 17 and a 19 LCD and I have been wondering why both do 1280x1024 by default. Jim -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Monitor resolutions

2006-03-27 Thread Hemmann, Volker Armin
On Tuesday 28 March 2006 01:38, JimD wrote: Does anyone know whey monitor resolutions go: 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x1024 Shouldn't that last number be: 1280x960? I have a 17 and a 19 LCD and I have been wondering why both do 1280x1024 by default. stupidity? Some very dumb group of persons

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Monitor resolutions

2006-03-27 Thread Manuel McLure
JimD wrote: Does anyone know whey monitor resolutions go: 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x1024 Shouldn't that last number be: 1280x960? I have a 17 and a 19 LCD and I have been wondering why both do 1280x1024 by default. Mostly history, I think. However, most monitors and video cards will do

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Monitor resolutions

2006-03-27 Thread JimD
On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:52:41 -0800 Manuel McLure [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mostly history, I think. However, most monitors and video cards will do 1280x960 just fine so you can have your high resolution and square pixels too :) I use that resolution regularly for gaming (if 1600x1200 taxes my

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Monitor resolutions

2006-03-27 Thread JimD
On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:38:05 -0500 JimD [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know whey monitor resolutions go: 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x1024 Shouldn't that last number be: 1280x960? I have a 17 and a 19 LCD and I have been wondering why both do 1280x1024 by default. Jim OK, I

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Monitor resolutions

2006-03-27 Thread Manuel McLure
JimD wrote: OK, I switched to 1280x960 and noticed something weird. Here is the xdpyinfo for both resolutions. 1280x1024: screen #0: print screen:no dimensions:1280x1024 pixels (339x271 millimeters) resolution:96x96 dots per inch depths (7):24, 1, 4, 8, 15, 16, 32