On Sun, 14 Jul 2002, Joseph Pingenot wrote: >Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 22:04:39 -0500 >From: Joseph Pingenot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >List-Id: General X Discussion <xpert.XFree86.Org> >Subject: Re: Xpert digest, Vol 1 #2013 - 11 msgs > >>From: Lukas Molzberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>(3. It should be possible to configure XFree over a dialog that is intergrated >>in Gnome and Kde.) > >I think what he means here is resizing the screen *without* going to a > virtual screensize. One can resize the screen via keys or via a GUI > (e.g. wmxres), but the problem is that it's a *virtual* screen then, > and, instead of acting like a full screen, one scrolls around on the > larger "virtual" screen.
I don't see the connection to that from what he said, however what you are asking for is the RandR (Resize and Rotate) extention. This extension is implemented already, and support for it is available in the kdrive X server included with XFree86. The core server simply has not had RandR functionality added yet. It isn't funded development, so it will be done whenever someone cares to do it and has the time. I'm interested in working on it, but it hasn't been priority one for me yet. >What would be nice is a way to have X not make the new screen res virtual, > but actual. :) RandR >BTW, what Xlib calls are involved to change screen resolution? I couldn't > find one in the manpages, so far as I can tell. None, it is the vidmode extension which changes video modes currently, but that doesn't resize the root window. RandR is needed for that. So this one feature is more or less 90% done already. Not something worth rewriting a new GUI from scratch over, and it illustrates how easily XFree86 can be extended to add new features as new requirements and problems present themselves as being important to solve, and developers exist to implement the new solutions. -- Mike A. Harris Shipping/mailing address: OS Systems Engineer 190 Pittsburgh Ave., Sault Ste. Marie, XFree86 maintainer Ontario, Canada, P6C 5B3 Red Hat Inc. http://www.redhat.com ftp://people.redhat.com/mharris _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
