moninfo(4dsp)


moninfo -- monitor information file

Description

The X server uses moninfo files to determine the physical dimensions of your screen so that fonts are displayed in the correct size.

When you create a new moninfo file, you should be aware of the following:

   DESCRIPTION	= "identification"; 
   MON_VENDOR	= "vendor name"; 
   MON_MODEL	= "model name"; 
   

WIDTH = monitor width in millimeters; HEIGHT = monitor height in millimeters;

TYPE = "color | mono";

moninfo files are ASCII files that contain information about specific monitors that are supported by the Xsco(X1M) server.

The fields are:

DESCRIPTION
text that appears in the configuration manager monitor list

MON_VENDOR
monitor vendor name. This string must match the name of the directory in which the moninfo file resides.

MON_MODEL
monitor model. This string must mach the name of the moninfo file without the .mon suffix.

WIDTH
width of the monitor screen, in millimeters

HEIGHT
height of the monitor screen, in millimeters

TYPE
monitor type, either ``color'' or ``mono''.

The files are located under the /usr/lib/grafinfo/moninfo directory, with a subdirectory for each vendor. The subdirectory name must match the value of the MON_VENDOR field in the file. The individual moninfo files are within the vendor's subdirectory and are named using lower case with the value of the MON_MODEL field, suffixed with .mon.

Porting notes

Future Xsco implementations may use additional parameter definitions. Xsco graphics adapter drivers ignore parameter definitions that they do not require, so all Xsco drivers can use the same set of moninfo files.

Examples

This is the moninfo file for the IBM 8514 monitor. For more examples, see the files under the /usr/lib/grafinfo/moninfo directory.
DESCRIPTION           = "IBM 8514"; 
MON_VENDOR            = "ibm"; 
MON_MODEL             = "8514"; 

WIDTH = 300; HEIGHT = 220;

TYPE = "color";

References

grafinfo(4dsp)
30 January 1998
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