How do I set the DPI?

JosephS · 12-30-2008, 08:03 PM

I have a 19" CRT monitor.
I have the screen size set to 1280 x 1024

I'm trying to set the DPI.
I used:

Quote:

startx -- -dpi 96
I also tried writing this in /usr/bin/startx:
defaultserverargs="-dpi 96"

when I use

Code:

xdpyinfo | grep resolution

I get: resolution: 77x82 dots per inch

Why is it not setting the resolution to 96?

Thanks.

nigelc · 12-30-2008, 09:48 PM

Hello,
I don't know how to do it in Debian, but it's in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
something like this:

Code:

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Videocard0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth     24
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     16
                Modes    "1280x1024"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     24
                Modes    "1280x1024"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Cheers