Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 09:55:08 -0800 (PST) From: Jamie Bowden <ragnar@sysabend.org> To: Jesse Guardiani <jesse@wingnet.net> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Higher-res external monitors under X Message-ID: <20040216095305.R57346-100000@moo.sysabend.org> In-Reply-To: <c0qvcs$9j2$1@sea.gmane.org>
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On Mon, 16 Feb 2004, Jesse Guardiani wrote: > Jesse Sheidlower wrote: > > I'm running XFree86 4.3.0 on an IBM ThinkPad X23 under FreeBSD 4.8, > > with Gnome/Metacity. The built-in screen has a maximum resolution of > > 1024x768. I would like to be able to plug in an external monitor and > > have that monitor display with a higher resolution, without having to > > restart X (and thus have to shut down all my running X apps, etc.). > > How can I accomplish this, if it's even possible? > I don't think it is possible. Maybe someday soon though. The new RandR > extensions should allow for on-the-fly resolution changes, but > unfortunately I don't think any window managers have taken advantage of > the new functionality yet. I think I saw KDE support in CVS though, so > it should be available soon. Unless something has changed, as long as you have valid modelines for all display devices and resolutions you plan on having X output to, ctrl-alt-+ and ctrl-alt-- are your friends. Jamie Bowden -- "It was half way to Rivendell when the drugs began to take hold" Hunter S Tolkien "Fear and Loathing in Barad Dur" Iain Bowen <alaric@alaric.org.uk>
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