>>>>> "John" == John Jason Jordan <[email protected]> writes:

John> On Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:54:47 -0800 Galen Seitz
John> <[email protected]> dijo:

>> Here's an off the wall suggestion for the projector problem:
>> 
>> Connect a known to work laptop to the projector.
>> 
>> Connect John's laptop to the working laptop with a network cable.
>> 
>> Configure with a static IP on both ends.
>> 
>> ssh -X from the working laptop to John's laptop.
>> 
>> Run desired application(s).

John> What if the "known to work" laptop is running at, say,
John> 1280x1024, and therefore it syncs with the projector just
John> fine. But my screen is 1680x1050, and my video driver does not
John> support 1280x1024?

The idea is that you run your X11 application over an ssh tunnel.
Your laptop's video driver never enters into that picture.

John> The projector is capable of 1600x1200. Due to the nature of the
John> presentation I need to squeeze pixels out of it until it
John> screams.

The projector is only going to project at its native resolution.  All
pushing more pixels at it is going to do is cause it to resample them
into its native resolution, probably badly.  My guess is that the
1600x1200 it cites is just the maximum resolution that it will accept
for resampling.

Projectors aren't the same as monitors.  Don't expect them to be and
your life will start seeming better.  Count yourself lucky if it does
1024x768!  The people in the back of the room won't be able to tell
the difference anyway.


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