On 16 Mar 2002, Rob Adams wrote: > In my setup, the resolution of the display is not being calculated > correctly. I'm running a 19" monitor at 1280x1024 and a 17" monitor at > 1024x768. If I disable Xinerama, the resolution is calculated and > displayed properly in xdpyinfo. If xinerama is enabled, however, the > following is displayed: > > screen #0: > dimensions: 2304x1024 pixels (365x271 millimeters) > resolution: 160x96 dots per inch > depths (1): 24 > > As you can see, it is using the physical dimensions of one screen with > the complete resolution to calculate the resolution, resulting in a > wildly incorrect value. This really wreaks havoc with fonts. > > This has been mentioned once before on this list, but no resolution to > the problem was offered then, and I've been unable to find any other > information on it: > http://www.xfree86.org/pipermail/xpert/2001-July/009595.html
> XFree86 Version 4.1.0.1 / X Window System > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510) > Release Date: 21 December 2001 > If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is > newer than the above date, look for a newer version before > reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ) That version number/date confuses me. This problem was fixed in XFree86 4.1.99.2 (12 December 2001), so I think you should upgrade. -- Dr. Andrew C. Aitchison Computer Officer, DPMMS, Cambridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~werdna _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
