[DebianGIS-dev] Bug#430818: grass: user interface problem

[Hamish]

> Everything is linked to the fact I was using a dual-head configuration.
...
> did at ddp:~$ xdpyinfo | grep -A1 dimen 
>   dimensions:    1280x1024 pixels (0x0 millimeters)
>   resolution:    -2147483648x-2147483648 dots per inch
>
> --> this dirty value is the culprit ;-)
> 
> The workaround is to set the DisplaySize value in the Monitor section
> of /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
> 
> It now runs fine.

... X is reporting bogus dpi values; so not a grass bug and this ticket
should be moved to Xorg or closed. nothing much we can do about it.


Hamish