On Mon, May 15, 2000 at 01:57:54PM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > > On 15-May-2000 Jay Kelly wrote: > > Ok Guys, > > I got X Finally working mouse and all. But and you knew there had to be a > > butt. How can I change the screen size without going back into XF86Config. I > > am looking at 640x480 and would like 800x600. Will this be possible to > > change without going into XF86Config? > > > > no, sorry. It loads the first resolution listed for the bit depth you run so: >
Er, actually, the answer is "yes." Ctrl-Alt-keypad-plus to go to next resolution. Ctrl-Alt-kepad-minus to go back. You can't change your ColorDepth, though-- no switching from 16-bit color to 8 bit. > SubSection "Display" > Depth 16 > Modes "1280x1024" > ViewPort 0 0 > > means load size at 1280x1024 when at bit depth 16. > And it means you can't switch resolutions, because you've only specified one... For more fun with X multi-keypress functions, check the manpage for XFree86