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Subject: X11 resolution
From: Ralph Martin <email@hidden>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:09:19 +0000

Jeremy, all

I am sure this was mentioned before, but I can't seem to find a reference to it now; please forgive me if it has been done to death.

Using the latest 2.3.2rc3, it seems X11 thinks the screen resolution is 75dpi:

xdpyinfo | grep -i resolution
  resolution:    75x75 dots per inch

This is not very handy on my MacBook Pro 17" with high resolution screen, which seems to be close to 133dpi (1900 x 1200 with 17" diagonal?). Indeed, in some programs the font is too small to be readable.

Unfortunately: X11 does not set the resolution automatically (this would be best), nor does it offer a preference to let the user set it (a poor second best). So: what can I do to get X11 to use a different default resolution (every time I start it)? and could this be set automatically in a future release?

Best wishes

Ralph
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