[mythtv-users] ProjectGrayhem-wide theme version 1.2

[Michael T. Dean]

On 02/19/2006 02:25 PM, James Stembridge wrote:
> On 1/18/06, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
>   
>> Please don't suggest using the wrong DPI.  Displays for mythfrontend
>> should be set to 100 DPI.  Changing the DPI only changes the problems
>> (probably to ones you feel are less intrusive) but does not fix them.
>>     
> [Sorry, dragging up an old message here]
>
> 100 DPI in which direction? As I use a non-wide resolution (720x576)
> to a wide display I can't set the DPI to be 100 in both direction and
> have video displayed correctly.
>
> What's the recommended approach in this instance?
>   
Depends on which one you want to be wrong.  ;)

If you set your horizontal DPI to 100, graphics and text should line up 
horizontally, but may be offset vertically.  If you set your vertical 
DPI to 100...

IMHO, vertical offset looks far more incorrect than horizontal offset 
(an arrow on top of the text to which it's pointing looks better than an 
arrow pointing to the wrong text), so I'd go with 100DPI vertical.  So, 
for 16:9 using 720x576, I'd use "DisplaySize 259 146" (values 
truncated--in general truncating seems to work better for me than 
rounding--but verify with your X logs that you've convince X to use 
100DPI vertical).

And, if you really want it to look nice, you could then create your own 
version of the theme you're using that's set up for your 100DPI vertical 
x 70DPI horizontal display.  Personally, though, I'd just spend the time 
it would take to modify the theme watching TV and make any visitors who 
ask about the alignment issues drop the subject by going into 
excruciating detail on why the offset exists.  ;)

Mike