Re: XFCE4 and screen resolution

2009-06-12 Thread Polytropon
On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:42:52 -0400, Carmel  wrote:
> Evidently, it is not being executed by startxfce4. If I run the command
> once XFCE4 is started, it works.

Of course. ..-)

What is startxfce4? Do you call it from text mode? Or is it
a command in .xinitrc or .xsession?

Because my primary dialog shell is csh, I have these:

.xsession:

#!/bin/csh
source ~/.cshrc
exec ~/.xinitrc

It incorporates the settings from .cshrc and then continues
as .xinitrc.

#!/bin/sh
[ -f ~/.xmodmaprc ] && xmodmap ~/.xmodmaprc
xrandr --fb 1400x1050
xrandr --size 1400x1050
exec startxfce4

(The last line is assumed; I have "start wmaker" there.)

Make sure both files are +x.




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Re: XFCE4 and screen resolution

2009-06-12 Thread Mel Flynn
On Friday 12 June 2009 05:42:52 Carmel wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:40:49 +0200
>
> Polytropon  wrote:
> >On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:27:54 -0400, Carmel 
> >
> >wrote:
> >> I tried a trick I found while Googling to place 'xrandr - 1024x768 -r
> >> 85' in the '.xinitrc' file; however, that did not work either.
> >
> >Maybe your .xinitrc isn't executed? In mine, I have
> >
> > xrandr --fb 1400x1050
> > xrandr --size 1400x1050
> >
> >to override non-functioning X autodetect and non-working xorg.conf
> >settings.
> >
> >> Obviously I am doing something wrong here. Should I post this on the
> >> XFCE forum or does someone here have a solution.
> >
> >Do you have the same problems with other WM / DE?
>
> Evidently, it is not being executed by startxfce4. If I run the command
> once XFCE4 is started, it works.

If you're using a display manager to startup the desktop rather then 'startx' 
after console login, you need .xsession, not .xinitrc.
However, you say you execute startxfce4. When/where do you execute it? This 
program is meant to be the last command in one of the above mentioned files.
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Re: XFCE4 and screen resolution

2009-06-12 Thread Carmel
On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:40:49 +0200
Polytropon  wrote:

>On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:27:54 -0400, Carmel 
>wrote:
>> I tried a trick I found while Googling to place 'xrandr - 1024x768 -r
>> 85' in the '.xinitrc' file; however, that did not work either.
>
>Maybe your .xinitrc isn't executed? In mine, I have
>
>   xrandr --fb 1400x1050
>   xrandr --size 1400x1050
>
>to override non-functioning X autodetect and non-working xorg.conf
>settings.
>
>
>
>> Obviously I am doing something wrong here. Should I post this on the
>> XFCE forum or does someone here have a solution.
>
>Do you have the same problems with other WM / DE?

Evidently, it is not being executed by startxfce4. If I run the command
once XFCE4 is started, it works.

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Re: XFCE4 and screen resolution

2009-06-12 Thread Polytropon
On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:27:54 -0400, Carmel  wrote:
> I tried a trick I found while Googling to place 'xrandr - 1024x768 -r
> 85' in the '.xinitrc' file; however, that did not work either.

Maybe your .xinitrc isn't executed? In mine, I have

xrandr --fb 1400x1050
xrandr --size 1400x1050

to override non-functioning X autodetect and non-working xorg.conf
settings.



> Obviously I am doing something wrong here. Should I post this on the
> XFCE forum or does someone here have a solution.

Do you have the same problems with other WM / DE?


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XFCE4 and screen resolution

2009-06-12 Thread Carmel
I just installed XFCE4 on a fresh FreeBSD-7.2 installation. It works
fine except that I cannot get the screen resolution to stay set after I
exit the program.

The default is: 1792x1144 @ 60 

I set it to: 1024x768 @ 85

Everything works fine until I shutdown the program. When I restart it,
it reverts to the default setting. I have 'save session' set to on.

I tried a trick I found while Googling to place 'xrandr - 1024x768 -r
85' in the '.xinitrc' file; however, that did not work either.

Obviously I am doing something wrong here. Should I post this on the
XFCE forum or does someone here have a solution.

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