Re: High resolution LCD display quest.

Dances With Crows <danSPANceswithTRAPcrows@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

Bob Tennent staggered into the Black Sun and said:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:47:11 +0100, Wolfgang Draxinger wrote:
I think you misunderstood the OP: He doesn't request something
technologically impossible. In fact, the technology he wants has
been around for years: Mediocre sized (19" e.g.) TFT panels, that
have 1920x1400 pixels resolution.

My guess is, that we have to "thank" Microsoft Windows for that.

Not just that. Fixed-pixel-size widgets (and fonts) are all over the
place.

I thought that too; but then what happens in laptops? Are they usable
with high resolution screens because the user is assumed to be close
to the screen?

Not quite. I think the lack of high-DPI LCDs is caused by multiple
factors. High DPI = somewhat more expensive to manufacture. High DPI =
harder to read for older people who don't see too well. Add the
problems with 'Doze and you have a set of compelling business reasons
for sticking close to 96 (or 72) DPI.

I always force the dpi to be reported as 90 or so to stop applications
"compensating" for my small pixels. I want *more* text on the screen,
not the same old amount with smoother edges.

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