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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!news From: Ken Bigelow <kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Newbie questions Date: Sun, 22 Dec 1996 08:51:57 +0000 Organization: Erol's Internet Services Lines: 27 Message-ID: <32BCF6AD.3F02@www.play-hookey.com> References: <59hhmc$k0n@nntp1.best.com> <59hps5$olt@nntp.Stanford.EDU> Reply-To: kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com NNTP-Posting-Host: kenjb05.play-hookey.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win16; U) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:32981 Annelise Anderson wrote: > > Burton Sampley <burton@bsampley.vip.best.com> wrote: > > chip with 2 meg. How do I change the resolution of the X server without having > > to edit the /etc/XF86Config file every time. Currently the only resolution > > I can get is the first one found in the file which is 1280X1024 w/ 8 bit color. > > I want this setting to be the default, but I still want the option to change > > it > > without editing the file every time. I've searched the man pages and looked > > <Ctrl><Alt> + or <Ctrl><Alt> - should cycle through the available > resolutions. > > Annelise That works for screen pixel resolutions. To start with a different color density, you can use: startx -- -bpp 16 or whatever. -- Ken Are you interested in | byte-sized education | http://www.play-hookey.com over the Internet? |