Oh, and when you do; put the highest resolution in front. For example: "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480". The X server defaults to the first resolution in the list. Also, when you switch to lower resolutions, you'll notice you still have the big resolution desktop, but you're just zoomed in, and can pan around by "pushing" the mouse against the borders. Don't know (and frankly don't care) if there's a workaround for this. I'm happy with my 1600x1200 and the other resolutions are just there in case some game wants to resize the screen. On Mar 21 Jaguar wrote: > As ROOT have you tried "xf86config" <---w/o quotes, it's a text setup but you > should have very good knowledge of your hardware, vid card and monitor in > particular. When you finally get the settings you want ie:preference of > resolutions edited to the FIRST of each color depth setting > default settings are... > 1: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 8Bit > 2: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 16Bit > 3: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 24Bit > 4: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 32Bit > 5: Change settings > use the "Change setting" to edit your default resolution > eg: 1: 1024x768, 800x600 8Bit > > then goto /etc/X11/xdm/xservers > add a "-bpp 24" <---with this spacing and your color depth > to line "0 local /usr/X11RS/bin/X " > so that it looks like this one > :0 local /usr/X11RS/bin/X -bpp 24 > > HTH > Jaguar > > James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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! > > > > 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. > > > > 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. > > > > Ok.. gripe is over. Thanks. > > > > james > > > ____________________________________________________________________ > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at >http://webmail.netscape.com. > -- Rial Juan <http://nighty.ulyssis.org> e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Belgium tel: (++32) 89/856533 ulyssis system admininstrator <http://www.ulyssis.org> The little critters in nature; they don't know they're ugly. That's very funny... A fly marying a bumble-bee... ------------------------------------------------------------ Sign the petition at http://www.libranet.com/petition.html Help bring us more Linux Drivers
