pk <pete...@coolmail.se> writes: > Harry Putnam wrote: > >> So, where would I make such a setting in the new arrangement?... I >> suspect I could force a return to xorg.conf... but would sooner >> understand how to utilize the new proceedure. > > xorg.conf still works fine with the latest incarnations of Xorg. If you > are refering to HAL and such, I don't think it has anything to do with > this particular feature; I'm sure you can use a minimal xorg.conf with > your virtual screen size. Disclaimer: I don't use HAL or dbus and I use > latest stable Xorg (xorg-x11-7.4-r1 and xorg-server-1.6.5-r1).
You are right... I just stuck my old xorg.conf in there and have my massive desktop back. > > In the future Xorg will move to a slightly different setup with files > under /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ instead of just one file but I think that's > for xorg-server-1.8... (or even later). And HAL is replaced by libudev > (yay!). For now, with hal, with dbus, assuming no xorg.conf... where are custom settings regarding the X session done?
