Re: [TCLUG:9645] Funky video resolutions..

["Brian Ackermann" <brianj@subrad.com>]

I have myself configured an odd modeline, for use with an old pentium 90 
machine, with a weak vid card in it...I could get 800x600 out of it, but I
really wanted a bit more, so I played around with it for a while, and found out
that I could get just a few more pixels...832x624...This resolution ran just
fine, once I figured out the other settings for the modeline, and its been
running that way for well over a year...

Brian

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>From: Mike Hicks <hick0088@umn.edu>
>To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org
>Subject: Re: [TCLUG:9645] Funky video resolutions..
>Date: Tue, Nov 2, 1999, 12:13 AM
>

>> >     Modeline "1320x992"  110    1320 1348 1516 1752
>> >                                 992  994  999  1036
>>
>> So Mike, what kind of luck have you had with this so far? Does it look
>> nice, and is it usable? Would you recommend people try it? Et c.
>
> Well, my monitor isn't spewing smoke yet out of the ventilation holes,
> if that's what you're asking ;-)  I'm not sure, but I think it may be a
> little bit easier on my eyes (but that is something that varies by
> person)  It is most definitely usable (well, at least on Sony Multiscan
> 100ES displays ;-)
>
> I would have to recommend that anyone currently working on graphics at
> 1280x1024 try it out, as the aspect ratio is correct (well, very near
> correct).  For instance, I was playing around with PostScript stuff the
> other day (when I was running at 1280) and found that when I rotated a
> rectangular box 45 degrees, the corner was no longer at a right angle on
> my screen..
>
> Also, if you need a desktop that is 'wider' (in order to fit that one
> last Gnome applet onto the panel, perhaps?), you may want to give it a
> try.  Of course, you have to give up a little height.
>
> Otherwise, if you're just one of those people that needs order in
> his/her life (and having square pixels is a must in maintaining that
> order), you may want to give it a shot ;-)
>
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