[GRASS-dev] Scale display in GRASS Monitor

[Maciej Sieczka]

Glynn Clements wrote:

> 2. Convince me that it really doesn't matter that the reported scale
> will be *significantly* inaccurate for most users.
> 
> [For me, xdpyinfo reports 75x75dpi. Given that the screen resolution
> is 1920x1440, that implies that I have a 32" monitor. In reality, the
> monitor is (nominally) 22", so the actual resolution is more like
> 110dpi. IOW, the reported resolution has a relative error of ~50%.]

For me the error is "only" 25%. Given that, I doubt adding such a
feature would make much sense. It could trigger frustration, false bug
reports and hamper Grass's PR.

Maciek