On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Perry Hutchison wrote:
> > You can even query the X server for the X_RESOLUTION (pixels
> > per meter) and pick the font based on that.
>
> Some caution is needed here. The report should be taken with a
> grain of salt, since -- at least on a PC -- the X server may not
> know the actual screen size. It knows the screen is, say, 1200
> pixels high; but it does not know for sure whether those 1200
> pixels are spread over 30 cm or only 20 cm.
Actually I think it use Plug'n'Play to see what kind of monitor it is
(ptovided it is in the database). Can this be the case?
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Received on Wed Nov 14 2001 - 14:36:11 GMT