On 1/3/06, LeVA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2006. január 3. 13:17, > Gonzalo HIGUERA DÍAZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -> debian-user@lists.debian.org,: > > 2006-01-03 13:05 +0100, LeVA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Measure the monitor's height and width in inches and manually > > calculate the horizontal and vertical dots per inch for your preferred > > resolution, or measure it in centimetres and let the Xorg server do it > > for you. A partial quote from "/usr/share/doc/x11-common/FAQ.gz": > > > > """ > > How do I set the DPI (dots-per-inch) value used by the X server? > > > > Two ways to get an accurate DPI value to your application are: > > 1. pass the -dpi option to the X server (this also works for many > > non-XFree86/Xorg X servers); or > > 2. let the XFree86/Xorg X server calculate the DPI value based on the > > DisplaySize parameter in its configuration file, XF86Config-4 or > > xorg.conf. See the XF86Config-4(5x) or xorg.conf(5x) manual page > > for details. > > > > The first method is recommended if you already know the DPI value of > > your monitor and wish to always run it at the same resolution; the > > second method is the more flexible way, but only available for the > > XFree86 and Xorg X servers. > > > > [...] > Cool, thanks! > > Daniel > > -- > LeVA >
for the impatient add this line to the XF86Config/xorg.conf monitor section: DisplaySize xxx yyy where xxx and yyy are width and height of the viewable area in millimeters. you can get dpi (and more) info via xdpyinfo, ie: $ xdpyinfo|less -- Noah Dain "Single failures can occur for a variety of reasons that have nothing to do with a hardware defect, such as cosmic radiation ..." - IBM Thinkpad R40 maintenance manual, page 25
