--- a/display.rst Sat Sep 24 11:48:36 2016 +0300
+++ b/display.rst Sun Sep 25 17:16:40 2016 +0300
@@ -6,8 +6,21 @@
.. contents::
:local:
-Native display resolutions.
-===========================
+Probe display properties
+========================
+
+Currently attached displays and supported display resolutions::
+
+ $ xdpyinfo
+ $ xrandr
+
+Display DPI::
+
+ $ xdpyinfo | grep dots
+
+Native display resolutions
+==========================
+::
===== ====== ====== =========
19" 4:3 SXGA 1280х1024
@@ -19,9 +32,7 @@
30" 16:10 WQXGA 2560x1600
===== ====== ====== =========
-TODO
-
-Display resolutions:
+Display resolutions::
===== ========== ==============
Name Megapixels Width x Height
@@ -36,8 +47,8 @@
WUXGA 2.3 1920×1200
===== ========== ==============
-Selecting display.
-==================
+Selecting display
+=================
http://www.100fps.com/how_many_frames_can_humans_see.htm
How many frames per second can the human eye see?
@@ -48,24 +59,22 @@
http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/inversion.php
LCD inversion test.
-ICC Profiles.
-=============
+ICC Profiles
+============
* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ICC_Profiles
PC display modes.
=================
-VESA standards (SUPER VGA).
----------------------------
+VESA standards (SUPER VGA)::
640x480 text & graphics (256-16M colors)
800x600 text & graphics (16-16M colors)
1024x768 text & graphics (16-16M colors)
1280x1024 text & graphics (16-16M colors)
-IBM standards.
---------------
+IBM standards::
MDA 720x350 text only, monochrome
CGA 320x200 text & graphics (4 colors)
@@ -75,13 +84,11 @@
8514 1024x768 text & graphics (256 colors)
XGA 1024x768 text & graphics (256 colors)
-Hercules standard.
-------------------
+Hercules standard::
720x348 text & graphics (monochrome)
-VESA modes.
------------
+VESA modes::
VESA BIOS Extension (VBE)
Super VGA modes defined by VESA
@@ -129,8 +136,8 @@
81FF Special mode to save
and restore video RAM.
-
-Note: As of VBE 2.0, VESA no longer defines new modes by number. It provides a mechanism for defining the mode by resolution.
+.. note:: As of VBE 2.0, VESA no longer defines new modes by number. It provides
+ a mechanism for defining the mode by resolution.
Number Pixel bits
colors R G B
@@ -138,9 +145,7 @@
64K 5 6 5
16M 8 8 8
-
-Earlier IBM modes.
-------------------
+Earlier IBM modes::
Mode
No. CGA
@@ -184,4 +189,3 @@
640x480 graphics 64K colors
1024x768 graphics 256 colors
-