Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
I wish the story was as simple as more clarity or DPI. Unfortunately I am short sighted, wear glasses and need to sit approximately 1m away from my screen, a 22" Samsung SyncMaster. I am finding that I am straining my eyes to read text and without actually losing screen real estate, I can adjust the resolution so that teh estate is readable from end to end, given that I have already increased the size of the Kicker(Task) Bar.
Well FWIW my prescription is about -8.5 so you could say I'm short-sighted too :) "need to sit approximately 1m away" is a misunderstanding of how optics should work. You go to your optician, you tell them how far away you want to sit* and they make your computer glasses to suit. It's quite important to have a specific pair of specs for your computer if you normally wear varifocals. The computer pair should be single-focus so that as you move your eyes around the screen, it all stays in focus. Because they're single focus and don't need to be the highest tech or latest style they can be quite cheap. Correcting astigmatism is important for reading screens though. Only when you have the right prescription is it time to start optimising the display, IMHO. Cheers, Dave * typically 600-800 mm. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org