From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DweHQ-0003f4-Hs for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 24 Jul 2005 11:04:24 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j6OAxCBw008681; Sun, 24 Jul 2005 10:59:12 GMT Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [134.68.220.30]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j6OAkFpM030605 for ; Sun, 24 Jul 2005 10:46:15 GMT Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70]) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Dwe0c-0007Ks-TN for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Sun, 24 Jul 2005 10:47:03 +0000 Received: from ibm65aec.bellsouth.net ([68.154.100.141]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050724104703.JVHC3198.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm65aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Sun, 24 Jul 2005 06:47:03 -0400 Received: from dcorbin.machturtle.com ([68.154.100.141]) by ibm65aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050724104658.YRMZ7280.ibm65aec.bellsouth.net@dcorbin.machturtle.com>; Sun, 24 Jul 2005 06:46:58 -0400 Received: from [192.168.37.1] (helo=bass.corbin.machturtle.com) by dcorbin.machturtle.com with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1DwIT3-0001Ua-IZ; Sat, 23 Jul 2005 07:46:57 -0400 From: David Corbin To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] switching to LCD monitor Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 06:45:56 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.1 Cc: Thomas Dickey , gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <20050721082452.GA7199@sympatico.ca> <20050724053644.GA7222@sympatico.ca> <20050724102132.GA10254@saltmine.radix.net> In-Reply-To: <20050724102132.GA10254@saltmine.radix.net> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200507240645.56499.gentoo.org@machturtle.com> X-Archives-Salt: ca238c35-c887-4393-8c16-e23b6442935d X-Archives-Hash: b42fd0ca79af6069892d5f20460ff784 On Sunday 24 July 2005 06:21 am, Thomas Dickey wrote: > On Sun, Jul 24, 2005 at 01:36:44AM -0400, Philip Webb wrote: > > 050723 michael@michaelshiloh.com wrote: > > > LCD monitors are fixed-rate, > > > so you have to buy one that has the resolution you like > > > with CRT monitors where you buy the highest resolution > > > and then display at a lower rate if you wish. > > > > Why would you want to display at lower resolution than the best available > > ? > > to make the fonts look bigger. Why don't you change your default font to a larger font instead? David -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DweH3-0004my-Fi for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 24 Jul 2005 11:04:01 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j6OAwh6b024787; Sun, 24 Jul 2005 10:58:43 GMT Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net (imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net [205.152.59.70]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j6OAkEIT010039 for ; Sun, 24 Jul 2005 10:46:15 GMT Received: from ibm65aec.bellsouth.net ([68.154.100.141]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050724104703.JVHE3198.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm65aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Sun, 24 Jul 2005 06:47:03 -0400 Received: from dcorbin.machturtle.com ([68.154.100.141]) by ibm65aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050724104658.YRMZ7280.ibm65aec.bellsouth.net@dcorbin.machturtle.com>; Sun, 24 Jul 2005 06:46:58 -0400 Received: from [192.168.37.1] (helo=bass.corbin.machturtle.com) by dcorbin.machturtle.com with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1DwIT3-0001Ua-IZ; Sat, 23 Jul 2005 07:46:57 -0400 From: David Corbin To: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] switching to LCD monitor Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 06:45:56 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.1 Cc: Thomas Dickey , gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <20050721082452.GA7199@sympatico.ca> <20050724053644.GA7222@sympatico.ca> <20050724102132.GA10254@saltmine.radix.net> In-Reply-To: <20050724102132.GA10254@saltmine.radix.net> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-ID: <200507240645.56499.gentoo.org@machturtle.com> X-Archives-Salt: 306f4567-f3b3-4f46-8859-cea11e3829ab X-Archives-Hash: fb7c1ba83d1078c5353a711b1ff6289d Message-ID: <20050724104556.Cv37Kcoxix4o5nOkXn5oyC_NvMa_U2GZvyav_lW5HBk@z> On Sunday 24 July 2005 06:21 am, Thomas Dickey wrote: > On Sun, Jul 24, 2005 at 01:36:44AM -0400, Philip Webb wrote: > > 050723 michael@michaelshiloh.com wrote: > > > LCD monitors are fixed-rate, > > > so you have to buy one that has the resolution you like > > > with CRT monitors where you buy the highest resolution > > > and then display at a lower rate if you wish. > > > > Why would you want to display at lower resolution than the best available > > ? > > to make the fonts look bigger. Why don't you change your default font to a larger font instead? David -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list