[PATCH app/xrandr] Document that --dpi and --fbmm options set DPI of whole X screen

Pali Rohár pali.rohar at gmail.com
Sun May 28 21:33:59 UTC 2017


Explicitly document and make it clear that those options does not change
DPI of some monitor output. Also state that these options have no useful
meaning for multi-monitor configuration.

Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali.rohar at gmail.com>
---
 man/xrandr.man |   14 ++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man/xrandr.man b/man/xrandr.man
index 55ea5dd..fec4a1a 100644
--- a/man/xrandr.man
+++ b/man/xrandr.man
@@ -226,14 +226,20 @@ fit within this size. When this option is not provided, xrandr computes the
 smallest screen size that will hold the set of configured outputs; this
 option provides a way to override that behaviour.
 .IP "\-\-fbmm \fIwidth\fPx\fIheight\fP"
-Sets the reported values for the physical size of the screen. Normally,
+Sets the reported values for the physical size of the whole X screen (not particular
+output!) which consists of all configured monitors. Physical size of the X screen does
+not have any meaning when two monitors with different DPI are configured. Normally,
 xrandr resets the reported physical size values to keep the DPI constant.
-This overrides that computation.
+This overrides that computation. This option should be calculated from DPI
+value 96 as it not have any useful meaning for multi-monitor configuration.
 .IP "\-\-dpi \fIdpi\fP"
 .IP "\-\-dpi \fIfrom-output\fP"
-This also sets the reported physical size values of the screen, it uses either
+This also sets the reported physical size values of the whole X screen (not particular
+output!) which consists of all configured monitors. Physical size of the X screen does not
+have any meaning when two monitors with different DPI are configured. This option uses either
 the specified DPI value, or the DPI of the given output, to compute an appropriate
-physical size using whatever pixel size will be set.
+physical size using whatever pixel size will be set. This option should be set to
+default value 96 as it not have any useful meaning for multi-monitor configuration.
 .IP "\-\-newmode \fIname\fP \fImode\fP"
 New modelines can be added to the server and then associated with outputs.
 This option does the former. The \fImode\fP is specified using the ModeLine
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1.7.9.5



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