[Dr Andrew C Aitchison]
Thank you for your work in this area!
> I've assumed that the config file always knows what it is doing.
Yes, but the X server should be as self-configuring as possible. The
question is "what's possible?" :-)
> With this patch, leaving this values out of the monitor section is
> allowed, but it does mean that the server may behave differently
> if the monitor is powered down when the server starts up.
Duh! I didn't think of that. A state file containing the last DDC
results is one possible kluge. Can the X server notice when the
screen is turned on? I guess polling once a second is good enough.
How hard is it to reprogram the video card to change the refresh rate?
It seems to me the code is all there, we only need to choose modelines
while running, not just on start up. (The virtual resolution will
need to be static during these changes.)
--
Kjetil T. abusing standards for the greater good
http://www.microsoft.com:products@3333866552/
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