[Info-vax] getting pixel dimensions of monitor

[Paul Sture]

In article <kem2pa$etk$1 at online.de>,
 helbig at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---undress to reply) 
 wrote:

> In article <kem26n$kvh$1 at dont-email.me>, Simon Clubley
> <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes: 
> 
> > Are we talking about LCD monitors (which have one native resolution only),
> > or are we talking about CRT monitors (which have multiple resolutions up
> > to a maximum monitor specific value) ?
> 
> Good point.  The first I mentioned, which runs in 1280x1024 (and issues 
> a warning if it is being fed some other resolution) is LCD, the others 
> CRT.

The LDC monitor I used to use for my Alpha PWS had a safety feature 
built in which would switch it off to prevent damage if the wrong 
settings were used.  If yours does this, make sure you can log in from 
another system or via a serial line while you are playing with the 
DECwindows settings.


BTDT of course :-)

-- 
Paul Sture