Kaffeine and other aspect ratio problems

[SheeEttin]

Re: Kaffeine and other aspect ratio problems

heinkel_111: you can put scripts in ~/.kde/Autostart and they will be executed when you log in to KDE.
For example, if the command was "xrandr --output foo", you could put this in a file in .../Autostart:

#!/bin/sh
xrandr --output foo

...and it'd do it for you.

[cantab]

Re: Kaffeine and other aspect ratio problems

Try krandrtray for a KDE system tray app to allow you to change the desktop resolution.
If you get X restarting, you have the wrong driver in use (I think VESA sometimes doesn't like it).

Also, bear in mind, if your screen is 1600x1200, that's 4:3 aspect ratio. 1024x768 is also 4:3, but 1280x1024 (SVGA) is NOT (it's 5:4). SVGA is a strange resolution, I think it became standard because it made maximum use of a certain size graphics memory chip. 1280x960 and 1400x1050 are 4:3

[nilsA]

Re: Kaffeine and other aspect ratio problems

Is the nokia screen a digital flat panel with 1600x1200 resolution?

No, it's an old Nokia Multigraph 446XPro.

Is it a desktop computer, or what kind of machine is it?

It's a "homebrew" - BE6 motherboard, ATI Radeon 7200 SE etc.

Do you know anything about xrandr? It is an extension that allows you to change between multiple display sizes and orientations. I think it is enabled by default in kubuntu, and sometimes (as with me in ...edgy it was, I believe) it comes out wrong for some reason.

Yes and no: I've seen it discussed, but don't found anything how to use it.

Guess that could be my problem. Looks like Kaffeine get the resolution data from another source than VLC, they say.

The strange thing is - I introduced a line for resolution, dpi and screen size in the xorg.conf file yesterday - make no difference at all.

# DisplaySize 270 203 # 1024x768 96dpi
# DisplaySize 338 254 # 1280x960 96dpi
# DisplaySize 338 270 # 1280x1024 96dpi
 DisplaySize 370 277 # 1600x1200 72 dpi
# DisplaySize 423 370 # 1600x1400 96dpi

But when I run System -> Kinfocenter -> X-server
I get:

Dimensions 1600x1200 (439mmx263mm)
Resolution 93 x 116 dpi.


Could this be that the old dimensions for a Nokia Mulitigraph 446Xpro has been changed with a newer LCD?

[nilsA]

Re: Kaffeine and other aspect ratio problems

Try krandrtray for a KDE system tray app to allow you to change the desktop resolution.
If you get X restarting, you have the wrong driver in use (I think VESA sometimes doesn't like it).

I don't use VESA on this PC, but fglrx.

But - how/where do I get the krandertray application?

Also, bear in mind, if your screen is 1600x1200, that's 4:3 aspect ratio. 1024x768 is also 4:3, but 1280x1024 (SVGA) is NOT (it's 5:4). SVGA is a strange resolution, I think it became standard because it made maximum use of a certain size graphics memory chip. 1280x960 and 1400x1050 are 4:3

This makes sense:

"Something" says - "It's 1280x1024; aspect ratio 5:4"
while another say: "It's a 1600x1200, that is 4:3, so get the first X screens (the black one and the login) in 1280x960, and start KDE in 1600x1200 after log-in.

I'm pretty sure it's not the xorg.config file.

Tried two things:

First - change the Nokia monitor to Generic 1600x1200. Restart - no change.
Second - reintroduce the lines:

# DisplaySize 270 203 # 1024x768 96dpi
# DisplaySize 338 254 # 1280x960 96dpi
# DisplaySize 338 270 # 1280x1024 96dpi
 DisplaySize 370 277 # 1600x1200 72 dpi
# DisplaySize 423 370 # 1600x1400 96dpi

No change. Kinfocenter give the same result.

[cantab]

Re: Kaffeine and other aspect ratio problems

To be honest if your general desktop environment looks fine, just the videos are wrong, I don't think it's your xorg configuration in any case.

krandrtray is in the kcontrol package, so do

sudo apt-get install kcontrol

to install it. It probably won't give a menu item, so just run it from the run dialog.

[nilsA]

Re: Kaffeine and other aspect ratio problems

To be honest if your general desktop environment looks fine, just the videos are wrong, I don't think it's your xorg configuration in any case.

I have measured my screen - its pretty close to 360X270 mm - that is plain 4:3.

If I start X from command line it looks like things are fine - but I don't get the full functionality of the Kubuntu KDE setup.

So, yes, x seems correct.

So, obviously Kino and the black/revolving wheel + login graphics get some confusing information from one place and the final desktop and VLC from another.

Isn't it something kdm that does the loading of the kde desktop? I have been looking around to find something like a config file for kdm, but no luck so far.

Oh well, it's not quite bedtime, but there are other things to life too - and a new day tomorrow.

Hope someone know something 'till then.