by Gerry » Sat Aug 26, 2006 11:20 pm
Strat, you probably have your screen resolution set in an atypical fashion.
Resolution refers to the number of dots on the screen, and is independent of the screen's size. Having said that, there's a typical number of dots that people tend to have in each square centimeter of the screen.
Your settings would be unusual for most people.
An 18" screen would typically be running it at more than 1024x768. As an example, my laptop here has a 17" widescreen that runs at 1920x1200.