Re: I messed up Xfree86
Chris writes:
> OK I've never understood what's so great about high resolutions.
Lots and lots of really small pixels.
> The higher the resolution, the smaller the stuff on your screen,...
The higher the resolution the more stuff I can get on the screen while
including enough pixels in each bit of stuff to keep it legible.
> ...the closer to the screen you sit, the more you squint to see stuff,...
I adjust my fonts so that I can read comfortably from a comfortable
distance.
> ...the sooner you go blind.
The fact that I have lousy vision is one of the reasons I want a big,
high-resolution display.
> Also, the screen flickers more,...
Matrox G400-32 and a 21" P815. Flicker? No way.
> ...so you go ... crazy faster than otherwise.
Too late. I'm already a Debian developer.
> 2048x1536. I can barely see your login window.
So make it bigger.
> 1024x768 4ever
It's not that long ago that 1024x768 _was_ high resolution.
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John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI
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