On 2012/04/06 15:03 (GMT-0500) Duaine Hechler composed:
Felix Miata wrote:
Where are you setting it? The reliable way to get your own preferred mode used instead of the display's preferred mode is set the PreferredMode you want in xorg.conf or xorg.conf.d/50-monitor.conf. You can also use xrandr prior to desktop startup, but the xorg.conf* route is a lot easier to figure out.
I'm setting this through the "Personal Settings" (Configure Desktop) -> Display& Monitor. (Which is the way I set it on 11.4)
Are you talking about more than one computer, or are you comparing your own desktop puter to a friend's laptop, or something else? Some things change from version to version, and vary from hardware to hardware.
Where exactly are you seeing (Auto)?
"Personal Settings" (Configure Desktop) -> Display& Monitor -> Size: 1280x1024 (Auto)
Which, KDE? I've never seen that stick across sessions. Personal Settings is just that (in most cases), personal desktop settings, and not systemwide settings. If what you're really trying to do is make everything on the desktop bigger, the better way is to force DPI up. Using DPI as a zoom factor maximizes display quality by using the display's preferred resolution. While force DPI also shows up in Personal Settings (in fonts), the more reliable way is the same as with preferred mode, via xorg.conf*, though the most expedient method to do it varies by video chip driver. It's more easily done indirectly via DisplaySize. http://fm.no-ip.com/Share/DisplaySize provides examples of resolution and screen dimensions necessary to produce desired DPI. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org