Screen resolution

[John Wendel]

On 09/04/2012 05:23 AM, Timothy Murphy wrote:
> I have what I suspect is a very ignorant question
> about the display resolution on my Thinkpad T60 (running Fedora-17/KDE),
> which I find too high for my aging eyesight.
>
> When I go to System Settings=>Hardware=>Display and Monitor
> on my Thinkpad T60 (Fedora 17/KDE) I am told that the Size is set to
>    1680x1050 (Auto)
>
> I see from <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_display_standard>
> that this setting is WSXGA+
> (Widescreen Super Extended Graphics Array Plus)
> with aspect ration 16:10.
>
> Am I right in thinking (from the use of the word "Auto")
> that this is the hardware resolution of the LCD screen?
>
> And if so, is it best to keep to that resolution
> and modify font size to make text on the display more readable?
> Or is it equally reasonable to change the display size?
>
I dont' think 1680 x 1050 is the correct native resolution for your 
display, unless yours has a different resolution from the one I had. 
Mine was 1400 x 1050. Sorry I don't have it any more, so I can't provide 
more details.

You should check your specs and set the resolution to the native screen 
resolution. Then adjust the font size for readability.

Regards,

John