From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Kastrup Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: display-mm-width return value off on Windows Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:23:43 +0200 Message-ID: <85hd1rwxao.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> References: <87slldpd8s.fsf@neutrino.caeruleus.net> <44AFB1E1.20906@student.lu.se> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1152397449 28501 80.91.229.2 (8 Jul 2006 22:24:09 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 22:24:09 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Ralf Angeli , Lennart Borgman , Eli Zaretskii , emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jul 09 00:24:06 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FzLDU-0005Hv-Ry for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:24:01 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FzLDU-0006eN-8J for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2006 18:24:00 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1FzLDJ-0006eG-DW for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2006 18:23:49 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1FzLDH-0006cB-Su for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2006 18:23:48 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FzLDH-0006c2-Q9 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2006 18:23:47 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.164] (helo=fencepost.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1FzLE1-0005JH-3N for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2006 18:24:33 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lola.goethe.zz) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1FzLDG-00049f-SF; Sat, 08 Jul 2006 18:23:47 -0400 Original-Received: by lola.goethe.zz (Postfix, from userid 1002) id 974BC1C464E1; Sun, 9 Jul 2006 00:23:43 +0200 (CEST) Original-To: Jason Rumney In-Reply-To: (Jason Rumney's message of "Sat, 08 Jul 2006 22:27:24 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:56826 Archived-At: Jason Rumney writes: > Lennart Borgman writes: > >> Is there any reason to believe the result should be correct? As I >> pointed out in a previous message the information does not seem to be >> available to the display driver. > > Built in LCDs in notebooks and LCD panels connected via digital > connectors are able to report details about the monitor back to the > video drivers/OS, though I am not sure whether manufacturers always > report accurate information, or whether Windows uses the information. > > Monitors connected via analog connectors are not able to report this > information, I thought that's what the DDC protocols are for, that are supported by "Plug&Play" monitors. -- David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum