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

[Matthias Wieser]

Am Sonntag, 21. August 2005 22:56 schrieb Attila Kinali:
> 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.

As I wrote the last time:

xdpyinfo |grep dimensions

If you want to know the corresponding c function, I can look into the 
source code.

> And yes, i tend to agree that the default should be switched
> to square pixels if the monitor aspect cannot be detected.

... or is out of a sane range.

Regards,
  Matthias