On Sat, 5 May 2001, Hartnett wrote:
> I normally like my regular desktop set for 1024x768 -bpp 32. However for
> games such as Quake 3 and some others it needs to be set at 800x600 -bpp
> 16 if you want to get any type of performance from the game. I found that
> when I changed resoultions on an account Quake 3 did not like this the
> next time it was started.
As I understand it, the design of the X Window System does not allow you to
switch color depths on fly [1]. So while you could switch from 1024x768 to
800x600, you will still be running at 32bpp.
One thing XFree supports that may help you is multiple instances of X
running at once, on different virtual consoles. I used to do this with
StarCraft under Wine. It didn't like to work at anything other than (IIRC)
640x480x8bpp. So I would start a second instance of XFree on VC11
([CTRL]+[ALT]+[F11]) with that configuration, and pass Wine a "-display :1"
parameter. Note that I did not run any window manager or anything else on
this second display -- just "XF86_SVGA" and "wine".
Footnotes
---------
[1] For that matter, I don't think X allows switching of the "logical"
resolution, either. Every "on the fly" resolution switch I've seen
in X has resulted in a logical desktop bigger than the physical
display. But this I am not as sure on.
--
Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not |
| necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or |
| organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. |
**********************************************************
To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following text in the
*body* (*not* the subject line) of the letter:
unsubscribe gnhlug
**********************************************************
