[Are you subscribed to this list?]
On Fri, Aug 06, 2004 at 02:35:23PM -0400, Andrew Pimlott wrote:
> The DPI can also be set using the DisplaySize parameter in XF86Config-4.
> Although this seems to be semantically equivalent to the -dpi option
> (none of my computers auto-detect it, so I can't tell if auto-detection
> overrides DisplaySize, but it seems unlikely), it would be 1) easier for
> users to find and change, and 2) easier to handle with dexconf. A
> simple 'I have a 14"/15"/17"/21"/custom/autodetect monitor' question
> would make this issue go away.
>
> This suggestion comes from the perspective of one who always enters
> DisplaySize manually, and removes the -dpi from xserverrc. Monitors
> differ enough in their resolutions these days that it's really worth
> getting it right.
>
> Also, has anyone asked the X developers for a "soft" version of -dpi or
> DisplaySize? It seems like a trivial feature.
Sure; I've considered implementing it ("-softdpi") myself. So far, not
enough round tuits for it.
(For bystanders reading this, whereas "-dpi" overrides any DisplaySize
information, "-softdpi"'s setting would only be used if no screen size
information were available.)
--
G. Branden Robinson | You are not angry with people when
Debian GNU/Linux | you laugh at them. Humor teaches
branden@debian.org | them tolerance.
http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- W. Somerset Maugham
Attachment:
signature.asc
Description: Digital signature