Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 07:11:10 From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Key commands and impedance
>Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 22:53:14 +0200 >From: "Robbert J. van Herksen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: Key commands and impedance > >Hey Neil, > >As I noticed you talking about screen resolution: > > >the snag is that the external display can have a different window size in > >int/ext mode (you probably want an 800*600 or bigger for public display) > >from the LCD. In simultaneous mode, the external display is always >640*480, > >with scrolling if the virtual desktop is bigger. > >Here's a question. >I was at a great bookstore yesterday, in Utrecht, and noticed a book about >Redhat 6.2. >I paged it thru, and noticed a page where it said; >if you want to change screenresolution on-the-fly, you can do so, by >pressing ctrl + ALT + '+' >You can cycle thru all available screenresolutions. > >I was really happy to learn about this, as i can see only 25 percent of >what's on the GNOME desktop. > >i tried the key combination, but it didn't change a thing. > >Any idea how this could work? >I don't think that they removed this feature after RH v6.2 > It works if you have an external kb plugged in - it wants the + - from the numeric pad, which the lib doesn't have. I think this was looked at a month or two back but I don't recall the details. In kde you can do it through the DrakConf panel, if you have the other resolutions set up in the XF86Config file. I assume gnome has something similar but I don't use it! Neil _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
