Re: Re: Re: Conversion Modules from Pixels to Millimeters

That can only ever be a guess. It assumes that the system is set up properly, which is just crazy talk.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Conversion Modules from Pixels to Millimeters by eserte (Deacon) on Apr 16, 2004 at 10:10 UTC
It seems that modern X11 servers with modern monitors can retrieve the display information automatically. At least I can't find any reference to the display size or dpi information in the configuration files, but the information provided by xdpyinfo is pretty accurate (only about 0.5 centimeters off).	[reply]