I believe your problem is indeed resolution. If you have a widescreen monitor, then 1280x1024 is going to distort your images because it is not a widescreen resolution. 1280x1024 has a screen ration of 5:4, which is not widescreen. Most widescreen monitors have a few "native resolutions" that will give peak performance. For instance, my 19" wide screen looks great at 1440x900 but looks a little off at any other res. The best thing to do would be to check your manual for the recommended resolution for your monitor. Aside from that, there's a good article at Ask.com (
http://compreviews.about.com/od/mult...a/LCDSpecs.htm) that has some suggested resolutions for different sized and quality of screens, both wide and standard resolution.
Here are some widescreen resolutions to try for different sized monitors from that article . . .
Quote:
# 19” (Widescreen): 1440x900 (WXGA+)
# 20” (Widescreen): 1680x1050 (WSXGA+)
# 24” (Widescreen): 1920x1200 (WUXGA)
# 30” (Widescreen): 2560x1600
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Once you pick a resolution, make sure both your xorg.conf and your window manager are using that resolution. I noticed that, although my xorg had 1440x900 at the top level resolution, I had to specifically tell Gnome to use that res in the Preferences menu before it took effect.
