On Wed, 25 Sep 2002, Mirco [iso-8859-1] Müller wrote:
> > Would it be possible to implement(hack) resize by simply constricting the > > view of the desktop after a resolution change? > > The RandR extension, which is currently worked on, will implement a clean way > for this, which will enable XFree86 to change resolution and bit-depth on the > fly without the need to restart the X-server. > > If you want more info about this to a search with google or look up > www.xfree86.org. Furthermore I am sure on this mailing-list are people who do > actively contribute to this extension getting implemented. > > Apart from this you can already do dynamic resolution-changes (actually only > the video-mode changes, the resolution of the desktop doesn't change) with > the XF86VidMode extension. But this is only really practical for single > applications, e.g. games, screensavers or other programs needing fullscreen > contexts. > Of course I understand that RandR solves this problem, and that you can change resolution. But RandR is requiring quite a bit of work to get implemented. (AFAIK it may or may not be in 4.3) But this doesn't answer the question. Such a hack would be quite simple and make people who want windows like resolution changing happy. > Best regards... > > MacSlow > _______________________________________________ > Xpert mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert > _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
