[ale] X Windows

Charles Marcus CharlesM at Media-Brokers.com
Tue Apr 23 08:55:39 EDT 2002


Is it possible to set up X so that when you change resolutions, it changes the
screen size too?  I hate 'virtual' screen sizes, but haven't figured any way
to force X to change both the res and the size.

Charles

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoffrey [mailto:esoteric at 3times25.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 7:51 AM
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> Subject: Re: [ale] X Windows
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>
> Irv Mullins wrote:
>
> > Yes, but it, like the setup routine in the install, only
> sets up one
> > resolution, wiping out any previously set. To get multiple
> resolutions
> > (ctl-alt-+) the only sure wayI have found is to manually
> add them to
> > XF86Config-4.  And I just can't work without multiple resolutions.
>
> Me either. :) This is not entirely accurate as I'm currently running
> four resolutions via a config file that was created by
> /usr/bin/XFdrake.
>
> (Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480")
>
> >
> > Regards,
> > Irv
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