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Why does a larger dpi make things look LARGER?
In Windows' display settings, one can change from the 96
dpi setting (normal) to 120 dpi, and everything looks larger. I'm a graphic designer, so I know that larger resolutions make things look SMALLER. Is this just an example of calling something it's not so that people will get the result that they want--sort of like how explosive materials are listed as "flammable," when in fact they are "inflammable," meaning that they catch fire easily? Why would a larger dpi setting make the objects on the screen larger, effectively REDUCING your screen resolution? Many thanks, Stephen |
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Why does a larger dpi make things look LARGER?
I guess it comes down to a question of semantics (as opposed to
Symantecs ;-) Larger Dots-Per-Inch SETTING would indicate a visual setting whereby more dots are packed into an existing inch. Apparently, MS in their infinite quest to dumb down to the average user level, has decided that LARGER Dots per inch is exactly that - LARGER DOTS. I don't know if this is the real explenation, and, I agree with you - they get some terminology wrong now and then, whether by accident or design. Plenty of other stuff is designed to be "nice and easy" rather than accurate or functional. On Fri, 9 Apr 2004 06:48:26 -0700, "R. Stephen Gracey" wrote: In Windows' display settings, one can change from the 96 dpi setting (normal) to 120 dpi, and everything looks larger. I'm a graphic designer, so I know that larger resolutions make things look SMALLER. Is this just an example of calling something it's not so that people will get the result that they want--sort of like how explosive materials are listed as "flammable," when in fact they are "inflammable," meaning that they catch fire easily? Why would a larger dpi setting make the objects on the screen larger, effectively REDUCING your screen resolution? Many thanks, Stephen ---Atreju--- |
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Why does a larger dpi make things look LARGER?
Windows works in screen inches. 96 or 120 pixels per screen inch. If you =
are at a resolution of 1024 x 768 that works out at 10.6 and 8.53 inches = respectively. So something with a screen width of 5 inches (126 mm) will take 47% of = the width of the monitor at 96 and 58% at 120. --=20 ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm "Atreju" wrote in message = ... I guess it comes down to a question of semantics (as opposed to Symantecs ;-) =20 Larger Dots-Per-Inch SETTING would indicate a visual setting whereby more dots are packed into an existing inch. =20 Apparently, MS in their infinite quest to dumb down to the average user level, has decided that LARGER Dots per inch is exactly that - LARGER DOTS. =20 I don't know if this is the real explenation, and, I agree with you - they get some terminology wrong now and then, whether by accident or design. Plenty of other stuff is designed to be "nice and easy" rather than accurate or functional. =20 =20 =20 On Fri, 9 Apr 2004 06:48:26 -0700, "R. Stephen Gracey" wrote: =20 In Windows' display settings, one can change from the 96=20 dpi setting (normal) to 120 dpi, and everything looks=20 larger.=20 I'm a graphic designer, so I know that larger resolutions=20 make things look SMALLER. Is this just an example of calling something it's not so=20 that people will get the result that they want--sort of=20 like how explosive materials are listed as "flammable,"=20 when in fact they are "inflammable," meaning that they=20 catch fire easily? Why would a larger dpi setting make the objects on the=20 screen larger, effectively REDUCING your screen resolution? Many thanks, Stephen =20 =20 =20 ---Atreju--- |
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Why does a larger dpi make things look LARGER?
Windows works in screen inches. 96 or 120 pixels per screen inch. If you =
are at a resolution of 1024 x 768 that works out at 10.6 and 8.53 inches = respectively. So something with a screen width of 5 inches (126 mm) will take 47% of = the width of the monitor at 96 and 58% at 120. --=20 ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm "Atreju" wrote in message = ... I guess it comes down to a question of semantics (as opposed to Symantecs ;-) =20 Larger Dots-Per-Inch SETTING would indicate a visual setting whereby more dots are packed into an existing inch. =20 Apparently, MS in their infinite quest to dumb down to the average user level, has decided that LARGER Dots per inch is exactly that - LARGER DOTS. =20 I don't know if this is the real explenation, and, I agree with you - they get some terminology wrong now and then, whether by accident or design. Plenty of other stuff is designed to be "nice and easy" rather than accurate or functional. =20 =20 =20 On Fri, 9 Apr 2004 06:48:26 -0700, "R. Stephen Gracey" wrote: =20 In Windows' display settings, one can change from the 96=20 dpi setting (normal) to 120 dpi, and everything looks=20 larger.=20 I'm a graphic designer, so I know that larger resolutions=20 make things look SMALLER. Is this just an example of calling something it's not so=20 that people will get the result that they want--sort of=20 like how explosive materials are listed as "flammable,"=20 when in fact they are "inflammable," meaning that they=20 catch fire easily? Why would a larger dpi setting make the objects on the=20 screen larger, effectively REDUCING your screen resolution? Many thanks, Stephen =20 =20 =20 ---Atreju--- |
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Why does a larger dpi make things look LARGER?
R. Stephen Gracey wrote:
Why would a larger dpi setting make the objects on the screen larger, effectively REDUCING your screen resolution? Changing DPI doesn't give you more pixels per inch, it just tells windows how many there should be for you monitor size and desktop resolution. If your monitor is 10 inches wide and your display resolution was 1280x1024 then you've got a DPI of 1280/10=128 DPI. If your display resolution was 1024x768 then you'd have a DPI of 1024/10=102.4 DPI. For a set monitor size a lower resolution means a lower DPI. The idea of the DPI setting is to make text appear the same physical size on two different systems, to make something appear an inch wide on the first system would need 128 pixels. On the second system it would be 102.4 pixels. In other words by making the DPI higher you're telling windows to use more pixels for each inch which is why your text/etc. gets bigger. -- Andy remove capitals to reply |
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Why does a larger dpi make things look LARGER?
R. Stephen Gracey wrote:
Why would a larger dpi setting make the objects on the screen larger, effectively REDUCING your screen resolution? Changing DPI doesn't give you more pixels per inch, it just tells windows how many there should be for you monitor size and desktop resolution. If your monitor is 10 inches wide and your display resolution was 1280x1024 then you've got a DPI of 1280/10=128 DPI. If your display resolution was 1024x768 then you'd have a DPI of 1024/10=102.4 DPI. For a set monitor size a lower resolution means a lower DPI. The idea of the DPI setting is to make text appear the same physical size on two different systems, to make something appear an inch wide on the first system would need 128 pixels. On the second system it would be 102.4 pixels. In other words by making the DPI higher you're telling windows to use more pixels for each inch which is why your text/etc. gets bigger. -- Andy remove capitals to reply |
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Why does a larger dpi make things look LARGER?
Windows works in screen inches. 96 or 120 pixels per screen inch. If you =
are at a resolution of 1024 x 768 that works out at 10.6 and 8.53 inches = respectively. So something with a screen width of 5 inches (126 mm) will take 47% of = the width of the monitor at 96 and 58% at 120. --=20 ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm "Atreju" wrote in message = ... I guess it comes down to a question of semantics (as opposed to Symantecs ;-) =20 Larger Dots-Per-Inch SETTING would indicate a visual setting whereby more dots are packed into an existing inch. =20 Apparently, MS in their infinite quest to dumb down to the average user level, has decided that LARGER Dots per inch is exactly that - LARGER DOTS. =20 I don't know if this is the real explenation, and, I agree with you - they get some terminology wrong now and then, whether by accident or design. Plenty of other stuff is designed to be "nice and easy" rather than accurate or functional. =20 =20 =20 On Fri, 9 Apr 2004 06:48:26 -0700, "R. Stephen Gracey" wrote: =20 In Windows' display settings, one can change from the 96=20 dpi setting (normal) to 120 dpi, and everything looks=20 larger.=20 I'm a graphic designer, so I know that larger resolutions=20 make things look SMALLER. Is this just an example of calling something it's not so=20 that people will get the result that they want--sort of=20 like how explosive materials are listed as "flammable,"=20 when in fact they are "inflammable," meaning that they=20 catch fire easily? Why would a larger dpi setting make the objects on the=20 screen larger, effectively REDUCING your screen resolution? Many thanks, Stephen =20 =20 =20 ---Atreju--- |
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Why does a larger dpi make things look LARGER?
Windows works in screen inches. 96 or 120 pixels per screen inch. If you =
are at a resolution of 1024 x 768 that works out at 10.6 and 8.53 inches = respectively. So something with a screen width of 5 inches (126 mm) will take 47% of = the width of the monitor at 96 and 58% at 120. --=20 ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm "Atreju" wrote in message = ... I guess it comes down to a question of semantics (as opposed to Symantecs ;-) =20 Larger Dots-Per-Inch SETTING would indicate a visual setting whereby more dots are packed into an existing inch. =20 Apparently, MS in their infinite quest to dumb down to the average user level, has decided that LARGER Dots per inch is exactly that - LARGER DOTS. =20 I don't know if this is the real explenation, and, I agree with you - they get some terminology wrong now and then, whether by accident or design. Plenty of other stuff is designed to be "nice and easy" rather than accurate or functional. =20 =20 =20 On Fri, 9 Apr 2004 06:48:26 -0700, "R. Stephen Gracey" wrote: =20 In Windows' display settings, one can change from the 96=20 dpi setting (normal) to 120 dpi, and everything looks=20 larger.=20 I'm a graphic designer, so I know that larger resolutions=20 make things look SMALLER. Is this just an example of calling something it's not so=20 that people will get the result that they want--sort of=20 like how explosive materials are listed as "flammable,"=20 when in fact they are "inflammable," meaning that they=20 catch fire easily? Why would a larger dpi setting make the objects on the=20 screen larger, effectively REDUCING your screen resolution? Many thanks, Stephen =20 =20 =20 ---Atreju--- |
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Why does a larger dpi make things look LARGER?
Windows works in screen inches. 96 or 120 pixels per screen inch. If you =
are at a resolution of 1024 x 768 that works out at 10.6 and 8.53 inches = respectively. So something with a screen width of 5 inches (126 mm) will take 47% of = the width of the monitor at 96 and 58% at 120. --=20 ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm "Atreju" wrote in message = ... I guess it comes down to a question of semantics (as opposed to Symantecs ;-) =20 Larger Dots-Per-Inch SETTING would indicate a visual setting whereby more dots are packed into an existing inch. =20 Apparently, MS in their infinite quest to dumb down to the average user level, has decided that LARGER Dots per inch is exactly that - LARGER DOTS. =20 I don't know if this is the real explenation, and, I agree with you - they get some terminology wrong now and then, whether by accident or design. Plenty of other stuff is designed to be "nice and easy" rather than accurate or functional. =20 =20 =20 On Fri, 9 Apr 2004 06:48:26 -0700, "R. Stephen Gracey" wrote: =20 In Windows' display settings, one can change from the 96=20 dpi setting (normal) to 120 dpi, and everything looks=20 larger.=20 I'm a graphic designer, so I know that larger resolutions=20 make things look SMALLER. Is this just an example of calling something it's not so=20 that people will get the result that they want--sort of=20 like how explosive materials are listed as "flammable,"=20 when in fact they are "inflammable," meaning that they=20 catch fire easily? Why would a larger dpi setting make the objects on the=20 screen larger, effectively REDUCING your screen resolution? Many thanks, Stephen =20 =20 =20 ---Atreju--- |
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Why does a larger dpi make things look LARGER?
Windows works in screen inches. 96 or 120 pixels per screen inch. If you =
are at a resolution of 1024 x 768 that works out at 10.6 and 8.53 inches = respectively. So something with a screen width of 5 inches (126 mm) will take 47% of = the width of the monitor at 96 and 58% at 120. --=20 ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm "Atreju" wrote in message = ... I guess it comes down to a question of semantics (as opposed to Symantecs ;-) =20 Larger Dots-Per-Inch SETTING would indicate a visual setting whereby more dots are packed into an existing inch. =20 Apparently, MS in their infinite quest to dumb down to the average user level, has decided that LARGER Dots per inch is exactly that - LARGER DOTS. =20 I don't know if this is the real explenation, and, I agree with you - they get some terminology wrong now and then, whether by accident or design. Plenty of other stuff is designed to be "nice and easy" rather than accurate or functional. =20 =20 =20 On Fri, 9 Apr 2004 06:48:26 -0700, "R. Stephen Gracey" wrote: =20 In Windows' display settings, one can change from the 96=20 dpi setting (normal) to 120 dpi, and everything looks=20 larger.=20 I'm a graphic designer, so I know that larger resolutions=20 make things look SMALLER. Is this just an example of calling something it's not so=20 that people will get the result that they want--sort of=20 like how explosive materials are listed as "flammable,"=20 when in fact they are "inflammable," meaning that they=20 catch fire easily? Why would a larger dpi setting make the objects on the=20 screen larger, effectively REDUCING your screen resolution? Many thanks, Stephen =20 =20 =20 ---Atreju--- |
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Why does a larger dpi make things look LARGER?
R. Stephen Gracey wrote:
Why would a larger dpi setting make the objects on the screen larger, effectively REDUCING your screen resolution? Changing DPI doesn't give you more pixels per inch, it just tells windows how many there should be for you monitor size and desktop resolution. If your monitor is 10 inches wide and your display resolution was 1280x1024 then you've got a DPI of 1280/10=128 DPI. If your display resolution was 1024x768 then you'd have a DPI of 1024/10=102.4 DPI. For a set monitor size a lower resolution means a lower DPI. The idea of the DPI setting is to make text appear the same physical size on two different systems, to make something appear an inch wide on the first system would need 128 pixels. On the second system it would be 102.4 pixels. In other words by making the DPI higher you're telling windows to use more pixels for each inch which is why your text/etc. gets bigger. -- Andy remove capitals to reply |
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Why does a larger dpi make things look LARGER?
R. Stephen Gracey wrote:
Why would a larger dpi setting make the objects on the screen larger, effectively REDUCING your screen resolution? Changing DPI doesn't give you more pixels per inch, it just tells windows how many there should be for you monitor size and desktop resolution. If your monitor is 10 inches wide and your display resolution was 1280x1024 then you've got a DPI of 1280/10=128 DPI. If your display resolution was 1024x768 then you'd have a DPI of 1024/10=102.4 DPI. For a set monitor size a lower resolution means a lower DPI. The idea of the DPI setting is to make text appear the same physical size on two different systems, to make something appear an inch wide on the first system would need 128 pixels. On the second system it would be 102.4 pixels. In other words by making the DPI higher you're telling windows to use more pixels for each inch which is why your text/etc. gets bigger. -- Andy remove capitals to reply |
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Why does a larger dpi make things look LARGER?
R. Stephen Gracey wrote:
Why would a larger dpi setting make the objects on the screen larger, effectively REDUCING your screen resolution? Changing DPI doesn't give you more pixels per inch, it just tells windows how many there should be for you monitor size and desktop resolution. If your monitor is 10 inches wide and your display resolution was 1280x1024 then you've got a DPI of 1280/10=128 DPI. If your display resolution was 1024x768 then you'd have a DPI of 1024/10=102.4 DPI. For a set monitor size a lower resolution means a lower DPI. The idea of the DPI setting is to make text appear the same physical size on two different systems, to make something appear an inch wide on the first system would need 128 pixels. On the second system it would be 102.4 pixels. In other words by making the DPI higher you're telling windows to use more pixels for each inch which is why your text/etc. gets bigger. -- Andy remove capitals to reply |
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Why does a larger dpi make things look LARGER?
R. Stephen Gracey wrote:
Why would a larger dpi setting make the objects on the screen larger, effectively REDUCING your screen resolution? Changing DPI doesn't give you more pixels per inch, it just tells windows how many there should be for you monitor size and desktop resolution. If your monitor is 10 inches wide and your display resolution was 1280x1024 then you've got a DPI of 1280/10=128 DPI. If your display resolution was 1024x768 then you'd have a DPI of 1024/10=102.4 DPI. For a set monitor size a lower resolution means a lower DPI. The idea of the DPI setting is to make text appear the same physical size on two different systems, to make something appear an inch wide on the first system would need 128 pixels. On the second system it would be 102.4 pixels. In other words by making the DPI higher you're telling windows to use more pixels for each inch which is why your text/etc. gets bigger. -- Andy remove capitals to reply |
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Why does a larger dpi make things look LARGER?
It's just an opposite-view thing. Screen resolution remains the same, but
the no. of pixels being displayed goes from 96 to 120 - thereby making the graphic larger. Sort of an anti-rose is an anti-rose g "R. Stephen Gracey" wrote in message ... In Windows' display settings, one can change from the 96 dpi setting (normal) to 120 dpi, and everything looks larger. I'm a graphic designer, so I know that larger resolutions make things look SMALLER. Is this just an example of calling something it's not so that people will get the result that they want--sort of like how explosive materials are listed as "flammable," when in fact they are "inflammable," meaning that they catch fire easily? Why would a larger dpi setting make the objects on the screen larger, effectively REDUCING your screen resolution? Many thanks, Stephen |
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