James wrote: > > I've tried various X-windows interfaces and I am amazed to find that after > browsing through KDE, GNOME, XFCE3, WindowMaker, Afterstep, ICEWM, and > Plain_X11.. NONE of them have a windows properties selection that allows > for the editing of screen resolution! Unless it is hidden in some quiet > corner of the X-windows design of each, there is no such utility! There is no core X protocol or standard protocol extension to support such an operation. There is a custom protocol extension, XFree86-VidModeExtension, but it's specific to XFree86 and not appropriate to put in tools meant to be used in any X environment (like KDE, Gnome, etc.). One of its capabilities is to switch between various resolutions that are defined in the XF86Config file -- that is, do the same thing programatically that you can do with ctl-alt-+ and ctl-alt--. Unfortunately, you can't plug in arbitrary resolutions. If you want to try using the extension, run "xvidtune" - it gives you a GUI to access the extension. Nathan > > I am familiar with Xconfigurator, but while using Mandrake 7.02 I have > found that my configurator will not allow me to set my resolution size > manually.. it gives me an error even though it works (sort of) if I exit > after settings have been made. Though, I can't select 800x600 at high > resolution.. so I have to settle with 8 bit default. > > Can someone please tell me why none of these wonderful X-windows programs > have a setting to change screen resolution like Windows does? Don't get > me wrong, I am happier with Linux overall than I am with Windows.. but one > would think the Linux community would have enough brains to make things > easier to deal with than they currently are. > > Ok.. gripe is over. Thanks. > > james
