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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Making absolute point mode defaultRe: Making absolute point mode default
From: Antony Stone <Antony.Stone_at_rockbox.open.source.it>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 01:22:33 +0200
On Wednesday 27 October 2010 at 00:45, Paul Louden wrote:
> On 10/26/2010 5:40 PM, Antony Stone wrote:
I think you're confusing pixels with resolution.
Pixel (or dot) density refers to the total number of dots on a device (no
Resolution is the number of pixels (or dots) in a given distance or area
A printer with a resolution of 300dpi is a 300dpi printer, no matter whether
A display screen with a resolution of 75dpi is a 75dpi screen, no matter
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_resolution -
See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_density
Regards,
Antony.
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