Re: How to set Xserver resolution

[Philipp Lehman <lehman@gmx.net>]

On Sun, 1 Oct 2000, William Jensen <jensenb@bodach.com> wrote:

>How do you determine what the proper dpi should be?  How do you calculate it?

Take a ruler and mesure the visible screen width of you monitor.
Convert this value to inches if you're using a cm ruler (multiply
by 2.54). Then divide the number of vertical pixels (like 800,
1024, 1280, depending on the mode you're using) by the visible
screen width in inches. Then go

	xdpyinfo | grep "resolution:"

to compare that to what your Xserver thinks the resolution is.

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Philipp Lehman <lehman@gmx.net>