From deaf68815742a653f6d973ed63025b3fc373be7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Miguel Freitas Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 22:10:50 +0000 Subject: aspect ratio notes CVS patchset: 6034 CVS date: 2004/01/12 22:10:50 --- doc/faq/faq.sgml | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/faq/faq.sgml b/doc/faq/faq.sgml index d0eadd86d..2194fc187 100644 --- a/doc/faq/faq.sgml +++ b/doc/faq/faq.sgml @@ -1598,8 +1598,43 @@ The aspect ratio of the video is wrong! - Try pressing "a" to change the aspect ratio. + Usually xine discovers the screen aspect ratio by + querying the X-server and then adjusts the video automatically + to make it look right. However, if that doesn't work try + pressing "a" to manually change the aspect ratio. + + + If you have a wide screen monitor, make sure the X-server + is correctly configured. The X-server must know the physical + size of the screen, which is independent of the resolution + being used. + + + + For XFree86 the screen size should be set with the file + /etc/X11/XF86Config, under the section + "Monitor" as in the example below: + + + + +Section "Monitor" +   Identifier "Monitor0" +   VendorName "Monitor Vendor" +   ModelName "DDC Probed Monitor - ViewSonic G773-2" +   DisplaySize 320 240 +   HorizSync 30.0 - 70.0 +   VertRefresh 50.0 - 180.0 +EndSection + + + + + Where DisplaySize specifies, + in millimeters, the physical size of the monitor's picture area. + + -- cgit v1.2.3