On 02.02 Neal Lippman wrote:
>
> I notice, for instance, that if you change the monitor on a Win system, you
> don't seem to need to worry - is that because Windows is better at PNP
> detecting the monitor and properly setting it up or because by default it
> uses such conservative settings that it is unlikely to exceed the monitor's
> specs?
>
X also do that 'PNP detection' you talk about. If the monitor is DDC capable
(most actual monitors are) X asks the monitor its valid screen modes
(freq, res). It works since 4.0, I think.
If windows could do that, vendors would not distribute that floppys with
the monitor containing the 'monitor.inf' file...
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