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Date:      Wed, 27 Apr 2005 09:46:48 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com>
To:        Khairil Yusof <kaeru@pd.jaring.my>
Cc:        freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Use VGA connector on FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.58.0504270945020.25931@paprika.michvhf.com>
In-Reply-To: <1114607208.44224.35.camel@wolverine>
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On Wed, 27 Apr 2005, Khairil Yusof wrote:

> On Tue, 2005-04-26 at 08:53 +0200, Rainer Duffner wrote:
>
> > If there a tool that allows normal, non-root users to switch to
> > different resolutions?
> > I can easily have two copies of XF86config and swap them as root, but a
> > secure way for doing that as non-root would be good.
>
> On Gnome 2.10 and I presume something similar for KDE 3.4 also:
>
> Desktop->preferences->Screen Resolution
>
> Provides a simple way for users to switch resolutions and refresh rates.

Why not set up more than one mode in your XF86Config and use CTL-ALT-+ to
cycle thru the modes?

Vince.
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