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Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 21:01:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
Reply-To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Kirk <shegonee@ix.netcom.com>
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Subject: Re: inward bowing
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On Fri, 28 Nov 1997, Kirk wrote:

> I am running XFree86 right out of the box with FreeBSD 2.2.1. I can
> configure it with my Diamond Stealth64 Video 2001 series card and Mag
> DX1795 17"  multi-freq monitor for pretty good results.  The problem is
> that the scanned image on the screen is "bowed" inward slightly on the
> right and left sides of the screen. I have Windows 95 on the same
> machine and when it boots up I don't have the problem.  I've played with
> the xconfig program but I can't seem to make the "bowing"  problem go
> away without manually adjusting the monitor controls for XFree86 which
> screws up win95.  What tunable parameter can I change in XF86Config to
> make the bowing go away? 

This effect is called `pincushin.'  Most newer digital displays allow you
to tune this effect.  Otherwise, it may just be an optical illusion, since
the display tube is slightly rounded on the sides.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major