Screen resolution

[Steven Stern]

On 09/04/2012 07:23 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?
> 

Pick larger fonts. If you change the display size, you'll start seeing
jaggies and other oddities. If you leave the display at its native
resolution, you'll do best.

-- 
-- Steve