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Re:Web content fits better on a tall monitor by GIFtheory on Saturday December 20, 2014 @10:44AM (#8776872)
Unfortunately, last I checked, most OSes don't properly handle subpixel antialiasing on monitors in non-standard orientations. They use the assumption that the red subpixel is to the left of the right one, which is violated when you rotate the monitor. See here, for example: http://superuser.com/questions/265413/portrait-monitor-orien....
Re:Web content fits better on a tall monitor by lincolnq on Saturday December 20, 2014 @10:51AM (#8776888)
Yes, but with 4k monitors, we no longer need subpixel antialiasing. Just disable it!
Re:Web content fits better on a tall monitor by kuschku on Saturday December 20, 2014 @10:54AM (#8776895)
Luckily you can easily change this on Linux :)