[MPlayer-dev-eng] Re: [MP] Re: [PATCH] Pivoting

[Ivan Kalvachev]

2005/8/21, Attila Kinali <attila at kinali.ch>:
> On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 18:38:44 +0200
> Matthias Wieser <mwieser at gmx.de> wrote:
> 
> > THe last time this topic was discussed was less than a year ago. Not much
> > has changed since that time. If I remermber correctly it has been said
> > said that there are people who use non-4:3 resolutions on 4:3 CRTs and
> > that those people do not want to use a command line option or a proper
> > X11 configuration.
> 
> Yes, iirc the point where it ended was, that we asked whether
> someone knew how to detect the correct monitor aspect.
> Noone replied and after i while i forgot to search for it.
> So, now you have someone to blame.
> 
> Ok, again: Does someone know how to get exact monitor aspect
> from X without assuming anything ?
> 
> And yes, i tend to agree that the default should be switched
> to square pixels if the monitor aspect cannot be detected.

How About this?

       The DisplayWidthMM macro returns the width of the specified screen in
       millimeters.

Try to find the heigh one :)
And I've seen people offering them here.
Or even/maybe I post them here. Check the archives for the facts.

Ivan