[7447] in Athena Bugs
(RTPC) Version 7.2R: X server returns ancient (wrong) dimensions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark W. Eichin)
Sun Apr 21 11:42:52 1991
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 91 11:42:40 -0400
From: "Mark W. Eichin" <eichin@ATHENA.MIT.EDU>
To: bugs@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
System type, version: (RTPC) Version 7.2R
System name: portnoy
What's wrong:
xdpyinfo returns:
screen #0:
dimensions: 1024x768 pixels (325x243 millimeters)
resolution: 80x80 dots per inch
machtype -d returns:
apa16
What should have happened:
Well, 325mm = 13", 243mm=9.5", and \sqrt{13^2 + 9.5^2} =~ 16... that
is, the dimensions of the old apa16 tube. Most machines (ie. almost
all except for Jerkface, in the SIPB office!) are using the apa19 19"
diagonal tube. (I don't know what the resolution values ought to be.)
_Mark_ <eichin@athena.mit.edu>
MIT Student Information Processing Board
