Re: How to change start up screen resolution for X?
On Tue, Jan 21, 2003 at 03:12:39PM +0000, Anthony Campbell wrote:
> > > CGA: 640 X 200 (8*8 font, 80chars * 25 lines)
> > > DCGA: 640 X 400 (8*16 font, 80chars * 25 lines)
> > > VGA: 640 x 480
> > > SVGA: 800 x 720
> > > XGA: 1024 x 768
> > > SXGA 1280 x1024
> > > UXGA: 1600 x1440
> >
>
> [snip]
>
> On a slightly different note, is there much point in going to the higher
> resolutions even if they are available? My monitor will go up to
> 1600x1440 but in practice I don't find any use in going above 1024x768.
> I know the argument is that you can have more windows open but this
> means you have to squint at small type. If you make the type larger you
> are back where you started.
>
> I therefore leave mine at 1024x768 and (in icewm) have 9 desktops with
> different apps on each. This seems to me more sensible, or am I missing
> something?
Personal preference, and monitor size, I suspect. I have a 19"
monitor where I regularly run 1600x1200; I like being able to have a
lot of terminal windows open on the same desktop when I'm coding.
My sparc has a 20" monitor; I run 1280x1024 there. I find 1024x768 to
be irritating (but obviously YMMV :-)
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