From: "J. David Boyd" <jdboyd@tampabay.rr.com>
> I'm not even sure that resolution is the correct phrase, but I'm running
> at 1152x864, at what the X information tool tells me is 75x75 DPI.
Do the math. That implies your image is 15.4"x11.5". Is this correct?
> I noticed that my wife, using Windows XP, is running at what the system
> reports as 96 DPI. (And her screen is much better looking than mine).
I don't think that has much to do with it. It's probably due to
antialiasing, font choice, etc.
> My question is, is there somewhere to increase the X resolution up
> higher?
XF86Config(5x) XF86Config(5x)
...
DisplaySize width height
This optional entry gives the width and height, in
millimetres, of the picture area of the monitor. If
given this is used to calculate the horizontal and
vertical pitch (DPI) of the screen.
75x75 is a bogus value. My screen is about 120dpi, for comparison. In
/etc/X11/XF86Config(-4) , in the "Monitor" section, add or change
"DisplaySize <mm left and right across your monitor's image> <mm up and
down a. y. m. i.>" (25.4 mm per inch). Some things may be rendered too
small after you change, due to some programs relying on a fixed number of
pixels for images|fonts|whatever, not a fixed number of mm.
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