Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 15:31:11 +0200 From: des@des.no (=?iso-8859-1?q?Dag-Erling_Sm=F8rgrav?=) To: Michael Nottebrock <lofi@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fontsize and dpi Message-ID: <86y86r797k.fsf@xps.des.no> In-Reply-To: <200508241451.58083.lofi@freebsd.org> (Michael Nottebrock's message of "Wed, 24 Aug 2005 14:51:56 %2B0200") References: <200508231352.j7NDqmGo068047@lurza.secnetix.de> <200508241451.58083.lofi@freebsd.org>
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Michael Nottebrock <lofi@freebsd.org> writes: > On Tuesday, 23. August 2005 15:52, Oliver Fromme wrote: > > I haven't seen any cases recently where the DPI was set correctly > > by default. > The key to DPMS-assisted dpi detection [...] DPMS has nothing to do with display size or resolution. It's short for Display Power Management Signaling and is a standard for using the hsync and vsync pins on the VGA connector to instruct the monitor to turn itself off when the screensaver kicks in or the machine suspends or whatever. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav - des@des.no
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