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 Posted by rf on 09/15/05 12:49 
Toby Inkster wrote: 
> rf wrote: 
> 
> > Ever tried to use a very high end CAD system on, say, a 1027x760 screen? 
> 
> I can't imagine that many people even *have* such a screen to test things 
> on. 
 
Heh, 1027x760 indeed :-) 
 
> That said, VMWare allows you to create a virtual screen for the guest 
> OS of any resolution you want, and the Linux/UNIX version of vncserver 
> allows you to run an X server at any size you want, as does Xnest. 
 
I had a notebook once that did that. Worse than horizontal scrollbars on a 
browser. Made me dizzy! 
 
I could *not* imagine using my CAD package on such a virtual screen. Hmmm, 
how to draw a line from here to way over there? The "there" is way off the 
edge of the physical screen. 
 
> > [3] 200DPI on a 1600x1200 screen is twice as easy to read as 96 DPI on 
> > exactly the same screen set to 800x600, yet the text is roughly the same 
> > physical size. 
> 
> But also the graphics become itty-bitty. 
 
True. That's why I have a screen over there ---> 
at 800x600, in case I just may happen to want to look at a graphic. If I 
want a really close look then magnifier is only a click away :-) 
 
Cheers 
Richard.
 
  
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