At 01:56 21/03/00 -0800, you wrote:
>I've tried various X-windows interfaces and I am amazed to find that after
>browsing through KDE, GNOME, XFCE3, WindowMaker, Afterstep, ICEWM, and
>Plain_X11.. NONE of them have a windows properties selection that allows
>for the editing of screen resolution! Unless it is hidden in some quiet
>corner of the X-windows design of each, there is no such utility!
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>I am familiar with Xconfigurator, but while using Mandrake 7.02 I have
>found that my configurator will not allow me to set my resolution size
>manually.. it gives me an error even though it works (sort of) if I exit
>after settings have been made. Though, I can't select 800x600 at high
>resolution.. so I have to settle with 8 bit default.
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>Can someone please tell me why none of these wonderful X-windows programs
>have a setting to change screen resolution like Windows does? Don't get
>me wrong, I am happier with Linux overall than I am with Windows.. but one
>would think the Linux community would have enough brains to make things
>easier to deal with than they currently are.
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>Ok.. gripe is over. Thanks.
>
>james
Unlike Windows (where you have to change your desktop
configuration to change the resolution), X already has
different resolutions set up. Use Cntrl-Alt-<minus>/<plus>
to cycle through the resolutions specified in your XF86Config.
At the end of my XF86Config I have:-
Section "Screen"
Driver "accel"
Device "My Video Card"
Monitor "Hitachi CM600"
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1152x864" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
So Cntrl-Alt-<plus> will cycle through 1152x864 to 640x480.
And no, you don't have to reboot your computer. :)
hih
nick@nexnix
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