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Mac Forum / Applications / Other MS Products / January 2006Graphics settings for desktop
Hello. Need some workaround/ideas for making my RDC display look a little better. I have a laptop running xp pro connected to my PowerBook via RDC - everything (minus lag time) runs fine - lovely, amazing, stuff of dreams. My xp laptop is a Sony FS which runs a default display setting of 1280x800. When I run RDC, under RDC options I cannot choose the Sony's display size - everything seems to be given in 4:3 rather than in 16:9 (or maybe its "widescreen"). The RDC options allow for either 1280x1024 or 1600x1200 (or 4:3) at the higher end of display sizes. Problem here is that I have a Sony laptop that operates best at 16:9 - 1280x800, as do my PowerBook and Cinema Display which I use to display the resulting xp window. I view the window full screen which helps a little but not absolutely. Wouldn't care if it wasn't for the fact that the graphics and fonts are not crisp which actually matters when I am trying to check design stuff. Hope someone has suggestions about how to trick RDC to also display 16:9 aspect ratios rather than their default 4:3 settings... Thanks! > Hope someone has suggestions about how to trick RDC to also display > 16:9 aspect ratios rather than their default 4:3 settings... Create and save a normal RDC connection. Then crack it open in a text editor-- it's just plain text. Find the display settings: desktopwidth:i:1024 desktopheight:i:768 ...and change the numbers as needed. All done.  SignatureBubba Dave Pooser A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila. Mr. Pooser, you are so the rock star! The aspect ratio is now perfect! Unfortunately the graphics still appear choppy and the fonts are still a little bitmapped. Any suggestions? Perhaps I need to revisit the internal settings of the pc again and see if there's anything in there that improves the look.. > > Hope someone has suggestions about how to trick RDC to also display > > 16:9 aspect ratios rather than their default 4:3 settings... [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in > human history with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila. > Unfortunately the graphics still appear choppy and the fonts are still > a little bitmapped. Any suggestions? I assume you've turned the Performance setting to LAN and the Display colors to Millions? Other than that, I've got no ideas. I use RDC mostly for system administration tasks. SignatureBubba Dave Pooser If life gives you lemons, grab a sniper rifle, find a bell tower, and go hog wild! Yeah, tried that and no unfortunately still not quite there. I have a feeling my hunch about aspect ratio was way off and it has a lot more to do with the settings native to the sony that is affecting the display when I take a look at the sony through the mac. Thanks though, you've shown me how to crack the preferences. |
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