boolean computeAndSetRealScale(boolean redraw) {
    // compute average dpi of X and Y
    ConfigurationChooser chooser = mEditor.getConfigurationChooser();
    Configuration config = chooser.getConfiguration();
    Device device = config.getDevice();
    Screen screen = device.getDefaultHardware().getScreen();
    double dpi = (screen.getXdpi() + screen.getYdpi()) / 2.;

    // get the monitor dpi
    float monitor = AdtPrefs.getPrefs().getMonitorDensity();
    if (monitor == 0.f) {
      ResolutionChooserDialog dialog = new ResolutionChooserDialog(chooser.getShell());
      if (dialog.open() == Window.OK) {
        monitor = dialog.getDensity();
        AdtPrefs.getPrefs().setMonitorDensity(monitor);
      } else {
        return false;
      }
    }

    mEditor.getCanvasControl().setScale(monitor / dpi, redraw);
    return true;
  }