[Tfug] XFree86 4.3 questions

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On Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Jeremy Gregorio wrote:

>     I've read a little about the new RandR extention, but I'm not sure
> how to use it or even if it does what I want it too. I assume it will
> let me adjust resolutions on the fly without that annoying scrolling
> effect (where the size of your desktop is equal to the largest
> resolution available and your mouse lets you scroll around the desktop
> to places not visible). I just can't find any way to do that. Is this
> possible or am I just misunderstanding things.

Yup. That's handled through the "xrandr" command (I think its called
that). You run "xrandr -s (number)" or -o or something and the number is
the index for the resolution you want. Read its help and it'll tell you
all about that. In my experience, Blackbox doesn't adjust to the
resolution changes and you can't get to the panel thingy. I don't know
about other WMs, though.

- Yan