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2003 May 21
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Size of x11 device
...ently 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 monitor was specified).
So two questions.
a) does anyone know how to get the X server to give the correct size (on a
Matrox G550), or do we need (as on Windows) to have a means for the user
to override it?
b) should there be an optio...