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From: jun@fox.fax.iwa.fujixerox.co.jp (Junichi Kurokawa)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.i386unix,comp.windows.x,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: [Q] a program that calculates dpi?
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Date: 03 Jan 1995 13:54:11 GMT
Organization: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Akasaka, Tokyo.
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Xperts,

# followup-to set to comp.windows.x.i386unix.

I ran into a problem in converting a PostScript image to a gif(tm)
format using GhostScript(1) interpreter.  Though the interpreter handles
resolution correctly in most occasions, its `gifmono' driver falsely
assumes a fixed dpi regardless of what it runs on.  So I decided to
supply the correct resolution for my hardware by directly modifying the
source.  However, I don't know how to figure it out.

[environment]

 * XFree86-2.1.1 (SVGA)
 * FreeBSD-1.1.5.1

I (vaguely) recall that there was a short program which estimated an
approximate resolution of my display by some hints it gathered from the
X server (?) and printed physical dimensions of the display, scan rates,
and the resolution.  I thought it was a small utility that came along
some other application, but not distributed solely by itself.

Does anyone out there know a program which does just that?  Any info
will be appreciated.  Thanks!

Regards,
junichi

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Junichi Kurokawa
Image and Printing System Products Development Center
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.