[Bug 245437] [NEW] wrong aspect ratio for 1680x1050 wide screen

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You have been subscribed to a public bug by Daniel Holbach (dholbach):

For high resolution wide screen configurations usplash-theme-ubuntu 0.19
will display an boot screen image that appears to be squeezed
horizontally.

How it is fixed in jaunty: usplash-theme-ubuntu 0.20 has fixed this
problem by choosing the correct image for high resolution wide screen.
Version 0.19 chose usplash_1365_768_scaled.png, version 0.20 now chooses
usplash_1365_768.png. Some parameters for the geometry of the progress
bar and text box have been adapted.

Minimal patch: a minimal patch is attached to this bug report.

TEST CASE: edit /etc/usplash.conf to contain xres=1680 and yres=1050,
use the the boot option vga=873. (You will have to use an appropriate
screen with a 16:10 aspect ratio.)

Example hardware: Compal FL90 laptop with a 1680x1050 wide screen panel
and an nvidia 8600 GT. Use grub with vga=873.

A fixed package can be found at https://launchpad.net/~leonard-michlmayr/+archive/ppa
Please test it and report your results. (Even if you have a different screen resolution.)

Regression potential: the package has an important influence on user
experience, but no influence on the system. Therefore I think the change
does not have much potential of negative side effects.

** Affects: usplash-theme-ubuntu (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Fix Released

** Affects: usplash-theme-ubuntu (Ubuntu Intrepid)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Won't Fix

** Affects: usplash-theme-ubuntu (Ubuntu Jaunty)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Fix Released

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wrong aspect ratio for 1680x1050 wide screen
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/245437
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