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echo: rberrypi
to: TNP@INVALID.INVALID
from: KERR MUDD-JOHN
date: 2017-04-24 18:24:00
subject: Re: Non-square pixels on

On Sat, 22 Apr 2017 10:26:29 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
 wrote:

> On 22/04/17 09:25, D.M. Procida wrote:
>> For some unfathomable reason the 7" touchscreen has rectangular pixels.
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>
> If that doesn't work, there is a program called xrandr that can be used
> to interrogate and set parameters
>
> https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=132170
>
> But the poster there ended up having to use a startup script to invoke
> it., because he never found a way to make the changes permanent.
>
> I am now off firmly outside my sphere of competence, so I will sign off.
>
I've used xrandr to pan around the pokey display on a eeepc. Yup it goes
in a startup script to set the desired resolution.

No, there doesn't seem to be a "save settings" option.

https://www.x.org/archive/X11R7.5/doc/man/man1/xrandr.1.html


> Good luck.
>
>> Daniele
>>
>
>


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