On Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 01:40:25AM -0500, safemode wrote: > unless 1280x1024 dimensions gives 87x96 resolution, then it was wrong. If it
"How long is a piece of string?" The resolution depends on the monitor size. XFree86 put the values it used to calculate that resolution in the log file (/var/log/XFree86.0.log), so go take a look and see what it says. My 17" monitor running at 1152x900 says (II) MGA(0): Manufacturer: KDS Model: 1746 Serial#: 16843009 (II) MGA(0): Year: 1999 Week: 48 (II) MGA(0): EDID Version: 1.1 (II) MGA(0): Analog Display Input, Input Voltage Level: 0.700/0.300 V (II) MGA(0): Sync: Separate Composite (II) MGA(0): Max H-Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 30 vert.: 23 [snip] (--) MGA(0): Virtual size is 1152x900 (pitch 1152) (**) MGA(0): Mode "1152x900": 110.0 MHz, 71.6 kHz, 76.1 Hz [snip] (--) MGA(0): Display dimensions: (30, 23) cm (--) MGA(0): DPI set to (97, 99) Do some math, and it's pretty clear what's going on. (Now, though, I force DPI to 100x100 for convenience reasons.) I think Mark's idea of snapping to 75 or 100 DPI is a good one, but I'd say that this should only be done if the delta is less than... 15% maybe. Perhaps there should be standard values at 125 and 150 as well, since some systems are starting to come with higher-resolution LCDs. I think even the Apple iBook has a fairly high-res display? Then, there's also the IBM 200-dpi monstrosity. -andy _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
