On Sun, Oct 01, 2000 at 12:05:41PM +1100, Gordon Heydon wrote: > Hello, > > First off I would like to thank Branden for all the great work he is > doing. > > Secound I am having a little problem. I doing think it is a problem with > the packages but more of a configuration problem. > > When I put the more "1600x1200" into my list of mode lines I get as > expected 1600x1200 except that in all other resulutions I get a > 1600x1200 screen size on a what ever resolution screen, the screen then > does a pan and scan of the 1600x1200 area. > > I don't use 1600x1200 that offen but I do like to have it there without > having to edit my XF86Config nd restart my X Server everytime.
At least in XF3, this was not possible. It might have changed in XF4, but I severely doubt it. It's a limitation of the X protocol; the root window can not be resized. Dan /--------------------------------\ /--------------------------------\ | Daniel Jacobowitz |__| SCS Class of 2002 | | Debian GNU/Linux Developer __ Carnegie Mellon University | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \--------------------------------/ \--------------------------------/
