Size of x11 device

Peter Dalgaard · 2003-05-21T21:52:54Z

Prof Brian Ripley writes: > On Wed, 21 May 2003, Prof Brian Ripley wrote: > > > I've fairly recently changed my Linux desktop, and now use a XFree86 > > server. The default X11() window is rather small: it is supposed to be > > 7" x 7". However, > > > > 1) It is actually just over 5" x 5" and > > 2) 7" x 7" would be rather small on a 21" screen. > > > > The reason for 1) is that DisplayWidthMM give 542mm, when it is really > > close to 400mm (and the correct moni

Peter Dalgaard

Wed, May 21, 2003 2:52 PM

Prof Brian Ripley <ripley@stats.ox.ac.uk> writes:

Not on this machine, no. On a 17" screen it fills just about half the
screenwidth, which is quite reasonable if you want to be able to
navigate between multiple windows.

My resolution is a bit on the high side too: xdpyinfo claims 75 dpi
and display width of 347mm but it's actually closer to 325mm, and the
window about 166mm instead of 178mm.

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Size of x11 device

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