[ltp] Setting up X 3.3.3.1 properly

[Henk Hesselink]

It's an argument to the X server, e.g. "X -dpi 120".

Henk Hesselink
Anda Consulting

> I've used the XF86Config from Bill site along with his patched server
> (many thanks to all involved, etc.). I then installed Lyx (a GUI based
> Latex document processor). While browsing through the documentation on
> setting up Lyx, it mentions getting the best screen presentation relies on
> the X server passing the correct DPI value for the screen. The way things
> are configured at present, the X server reports 90DPI on my 770X
> (1280x1024). This is way out - the actual value is about 120DPI (by
> measuring the screen, etc.). However, I can't find any reference to DPI in
> the X documentation - does anyone have any idea how to fix this? Where
> does the X server get the value 90 from anyway? Is it simply to do with
> the XF86Config file, or is it somewhere else?
> 
> Many thanks for any help on this - if I need to go to an XFree86 list,
> please let me know. I wasn't sure if it was related to the Thinkpad
> configuration, or general X configuration.
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