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Subject:    Re: running 2 xservers at different resolutions
From:       christopher j bottaro <cjb () cs ! utexas ! edu>
Date:       2003-09-03 6:44:24
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i did a search about this on google and found this:

ou can also change the resolution within a running X "on the fly" by ctr-alt-+ 
(or -) provided your XF86Config is configured properly. 

   SubSection "Display"
        Depth       8  
        Modes       "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        Virtual     1024 768

 Besides the Modes, you also have to supply a Virtual resolution (currently 
only tested with X 3.3.6). 

thats a really old version of X, whats with the "Virtual" keyword?  also, i 
tried switching on the fly like you described, but it didn't work (i had 
multiple modes, but ctrl-alt-+/- didn't work).

thanks for your help,
-- christopher

On Wednesday 03 September 2003 01:22 am, NfoCipher wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-09-03 at 00:15, christopher j bottaro wrote:
> > i run my desktop environment at 1152x864.  i want to play games (like
> > quake3, unreal tournament 2003, and america's army) at 1024x768 without
> > having to restart my xserver.  how would i accomplish this?
>
> In your /etc/X11/XF86Config , you add your resolutions under
> Section "Screen"
> Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "etc" "etc"
> restart X
> Then while in X, you would hit ctrl-alt-+ and ctrl-alt-- to cycle
> between them (if I remember right, its been a while).
>
> --
> NfoCipher <nfocipher@chickenware.com>
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