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It seems odd to me that 1280x1024 is such a common resolution in Linux. Why not 1280x960, which is in accordance with the 4:3 ratio that seems to be in effect in most other PC resolutions, like 800x600, 1024x768, 1600x1200 and so on.
I assume you can still do 1280x960 with no problems, right??? Anyone have an idea why it's 1280x1024 that became prevalent in Linux as opposed to 1280x960???
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1280x1024 is common in unix/bsd and MS also. You need to adjust your monitor to reduce the horizontal width a bit to make it render images 100% correctly. You can get it fairly accurate by making a horizontal and a vertical line of the same length in gimp and then adjusting the monitor width until the lines match (use a ruler or a piece of paper).
I think it is used, rather than 1280x960, just because you can get a little more on the screen. Maybe there were some monitors that were made specifically for this? A TV pixel aspect ratio is ~.9, which is close to 1.25/1.33 (1280:1024/1280:960), maybe from that?
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