Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software
bchacc at san.rr.com
Mon Oct 25 13:48:34 CDT 2004
It won't go there. 1280x900 is a high as it goes. But I tried that an it squares things up. But it's pretty itty-bitty. Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Barrows" <Jeff at outbaktech.com> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 11:18 AM Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Wide Screen > How about 1440 x 900? > > Jeff Barrows > MCP, MCAD, MCSD > > Outbak Technologies, LLC > Racine, WI > jeff at outbaktech.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software [mailto:bchacc at san.rr.com] > Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 11:34 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Wide Screen > > Bryan: > > I'm an old guy. I'm having trouble seeing 1024 x 768. :) > > 1920 x 1200 would make everything too teeny, I think. > > Rocky > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bryan Carbonnell" <carbonnb at sympatico.ca> > To: <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 8:36 AM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Wide Screen > > > > > From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software" <bchacc at san.rr.com> > > > > > My new laptop has a nice wide screen. However, the aspect ratio > > > distorts things - stretched them horizontally. Squares look like > > > rectangles. I've looked at the documentation but can't find > anything > > > about adjusting the display so that squares are squares. Anyone > know > > > anything about this? > > > > You'll probably get this twice, but here goes again: > > > > You will need to change your desktop resolution to one that is 16x9 > > ish (i.e. 1920x1200) > > > > 800x600, 1024x768, 1600x1200 are all 4x3 format which will make the > > image sqished looking. > > > > > > -- > > Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca > > Unfortunately common sense isn't so common! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >