On Thu, 16 May 1996, Dale Scheetz wrote: > I spent several hours last night looking through the various docs I have > on X, looking for a remembered reference to the key strokes necessary for > changing the display mode while in X. I was unable to find the reference. > I did find hints that the default mode could be changed but can't figure > out how to do that either. So, I have two questions: > > 1. What are the key strokes for changing graphics mode while in X.
[Alt]+[Ctrl]+[+] and [Alt]+[Ctrl]+[-] on the numeric keypad will change the resolution of the server. > > 2. What changes does config need to run a different mode at startup. > The XF86Config sets the available resolutions and colors. You can eliminate the resolutions you don't use, X will start with the lowest. There may also be a startx command line switch as there is for color depth. I think you can 'man' on X. _____________________________________________________________________ Don Gaffney (http://www.emba.uvm.edu/~gaffney) Engineering, Mathematics & Business Administration Computer Facility University of Vermont - 237 Votey Building - Burlington, VT 05405 (802) 656-8490 - Fax: (802) 656-8802
