Xlib: DisplayWidth / DisplayHeight

Alan Coopersmith alan.coopersmith at oracle.com
Thu Aug 31 17:14:38 UTC 2023


On 8/31/23 10:01, Vladimir Dergachev wrote:
> I don't know exactly why they named things as they did. One possibility is that 
> the idea was that a display could consist of several physical devices, like an 
> airport display for arrivals and deparatures.

I don't either, but https://www.x.org/wiki/guide/concepts/#displaysandscreens
is an attempt to explain what those names mean now.

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