XFCE4 and screen resolution
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. -- Carmel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: XFCE4 and screen resolution
On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:27:54 -0400, Carmel carmel...@hotmail.com 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? -- Polytropon From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: XFCE4 and screen resolution
On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:40:49 +0200 Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote: On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:27:54 -0400, Carmel carmel...@hotmail.com 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. -- Carmel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: XFCE4 and screen resolution
On Friday 12 June 2009 05:42:52 Carmel wrote: On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:40:49 +0200 Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote: On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:27:54 -0400, Carmel carmel...@hotmail.com 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. -- Mel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: XFCE4 and screen resolution
On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:42:52 -0400, Carmel carmel...@hotmail.com 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. -- Polytropon From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
