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Re: CRT to LCD



On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 10:13:35 -0300, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote:
> Dotan Cohen wrote:
>> 2008/10/18 Marcelo Chiapparini:
>>> Hello!
>>>
>>> I am running etch in a system with a CRT monitor. I want to switch to a LCD
>>> one. Is there a smooth way to do it? I mean, do I need to change something
>>> in xorg.conf?
>>
>> Assuming the same screen resolution, you do nto need to do anything.
>>
>> If you use Gimp colour profiles then, as with any monitor change, you
>> will need to recalibrate. If you don't know what this means, then you
>> do not need to worry about it!
>
> thank you for the answer! But I remember twhen installing Debian, the  
> configuration program of xserver.org asked if I had a LCD monitor. In  
> fact, when installing debian on my laptop I always asnwered "yes" to  
> this question. If the same xorg.conf file works both with CRT and LCD  
> monitors, why ask?

The type of monitor makes a difference for optimal font hinting via
subpixel rendering. Maybe you are remembering the fontconfig dialog from
the installation procedure. You can see this dialog again and change the
settings if you run (as root):

dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig-config

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