Bug 708094 - default resolution is too high and text way to small for readability
Summary: default resolution is too high and text way to small for readability
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: xorg-x11-drv-intel
Version: 15
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
urgent
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Assignee: Adam Jackson
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-05-26 17:59 UTC by tony
Modified: 2011-06-01 20:24 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2011-06-01 18:32:34 UTC
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Description tony 2011-05-26 17:59:47 UTC 
Description of problem:
The default resolution is set at 1600x900 16:9.  Unfortunately, this resolution makes text way to small for readability, especially for web browsing.    

There is no other alternative resolution for 16:9.  There should be 1280x800 16:9


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How reproducible:
In Fedora 15 on a sandybridge chipset.  I'm using a thinkpad T420s HD3000 ( intel core i5-2025M )


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Actual results:
only one 16:9 video mode

Expected results:
should be at least another 1280x800 video mode at 16:9

Additional info:
Comment 1 Adam Jackson 2011-06-01 18:32:34 UTC 
This is not an intel driver bug.  Your panel's native resolution is 1600x900, and it's apparently not advertising support for any other 16:9 modes.  Upscaling from a lower 16:9 mode would just look blurry and awful anyway.  If you want bigger fonts, make your fonts bigger.
Comment 2 tony 2011-06-01 20:24:52 UTC 
Dear Adam,

thank you for your answer.  Would you be so kind to explain why when i run windows 7 the panel supports many more modes at 16:9 that are less resolution than 1600x900 and all the modes look great.  Meaning none of the other modes are blurry but look very nice?

thank you,
-tony
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