Package: xserver-common Version: 4.2.1-9 Severity: minor ----- Forwarded message from Eduard Bloch <edi@gmx.de> ----- From: Eduard Bloch <edi@gmx.de> To: debian-x@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: DisplaySize read but ignored Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 22:16:59 +0200 Message-ID: <[🔎] 20030719201659.GA3687@zombie.inka.de> X-Mailing-List: <debian-x@lists.debian.org> archive/latest/9045 Mail-Followup-To: debian-x@lists.debian.org User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.5 required=4.0 tests=IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES,REPLY_WITH_QUOTES, USER_AGENT_MUTT version=2.55-lists.debian.org_2003_06_29 #include <hallo.h> * Eduard Bloch [Sat, Jul 19 2003, 09:23:23PM]: > I tried to setup the DPI resolution of my display properly. But somehow, > the Xserver does not use the values of DisplaySize setting. They are > apparently parsed since the Xserver breaks on wrong (non-integer) > parameters. However, xdpyinfo also shows > > screen #0: > dimensions: 1024x768 pixels (260x195 millimeters) > resolution: 100x100 dots per inch Somebody has just reminded me about xserverc, and there was in fact -dpi 100 option which caused the trouble. After removing it, it works fine: screen #0: dimensions: 1024x768 pixels (292x217 millimeters) resolution: 89x90 dots per inch Maybe you add a hint about this to the DisplaySize description in XF86Config(5x)? MfG, Eduard. -- <XniC> sagt mal ich hab debian gestern installiert <Alfie> ich hab debian gestern installiert -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-request@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org ----- End forwarded message ----- -- G. Branden Robinson | Men are born ignorant, not stupid. Debian GNU/Linux | They are made stupid by education. branden@debian.org | -- Bertrand Russell http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |
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