# Display

Display Preferences

This page lets you customize the way transparent parts of an image are represented, and lets you recalibrate the resolution of your monitor.

## Options

Transparency

Check style

  By default, GIMP indicates transparency using a checkerboard pattern with mid-tone checks, but you can change this if you want, either to a different type of checkerboard, or to solid black, white, or gray.

Check size

  Here you can alter the size of the squares in the checkerboard pattern used to indicate transparency.

The Calibration dialog

Monitor Resolution

  Monitor Resolution is the ratio of pixels, horizontally and vertically, to inches. You have three ways to proceed here:

  - Get Resolution from windowing system. (easiest, probably inaccurate).

  - Set Manually

  - Push the Calibrate Button.

The Calibrate Dialog

  My monitor was impressively off when I tried the Calibrate Dialog. The Calibrate Game is fun to play. You will need a soft ruler.

Dialogs Preferences Display
Display Preferences
Transparency Representation
Calibrate monitor