Hello.
Ron Johnson:
> A 400x400 window at resolution 1280x1024 is the exact same size as if
> the monitor were running at 1280x960, because the monitor (whether LCT
> or CRT) is designed to run at 1280x1024, and X knows about 1280x1024.
The only monitors that are 'designed' to run at certain resolutions are
the LCDs, and - as they have square pixels - it's best to stick to their
native resolution. The 'old' CRTs are almost always 4:3, so a 400x400
window will be square at 1280x960 and not square at 1280x1024.
The question is, of course, whether the difference matters. The truth
is that on CRTs the distances between the edge pixels and the plastic
border of the monitor is set by the user and almost always slightly
varies with resolution. I can imagine someone running 1280x1024 with
the monitor set a bit 'wider' than in 1280x960, so the difference
becomes even smaller. After all, these two resolutions differ only
in 6% of their height.
> There will *only* be issues is a 4:3 image is stretched
> to 5:4. Then, the image will look long/thin.
No, if you set a 5:4 LCD (a popular setup) to a full-screen 1024x960
or any other 4:3 resolution, you'll have the image stretched as well
(albeit in the other dimension).
Cheers,
-- Shot (with a 5:4, 1280x1024 LCD on desktop and 4:3, 1024x768 LCD in laptop)
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in the morning feeling just plain terrible. -- Jean Kerr
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