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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