coverup Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 If you have CRT, you can have several display resolution modes in XF86Config, and it is easy to switch between say 1400x1050, 1280x1024, and 1024x768. I wonder if laptops give you this kind of choice? I have just ordered a laptop with SXGA 1400x1050 (I kinda like sharp graphics) but for my eyes, 1024x768 is just right for textprocessing, so I wonder whether it is possible to setup X so I could switch between the two modes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtweidmann Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 (edited) You can use Mandrake Control Centre to adjust the display resolution while X is running. I'm not sure it was designed for frequent changes, or how KDE/Gnome will re-act. But give it a go, should work. MDK Control Centre -> Hardware -> Change your screen resolution Edit: D'OH Just remembered you can also adjust your resolution on the fly with: "alt ctrl +" to increase res "alt ctrl -" to decrease res Use the + and - keys on the number pad, for some reason it doesn't like the other keys. Edited November 19, 2003 by mtweidmann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schussat Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 I have a laptop with 1400x1050, and really love the resolution. I don't recommend running it at any other resolution, however; unlike on a CRT, the LCD's pixels are fixed, and the display has to fake it to display any other resolution -- the result will be bigger, but also blurry, text. I'd recommend keeping it at the recommended resolution, and adjusting the zoom of you particular application to reach your comfort level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustpuppy Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 I've been having all sorts of problems with getting 1024x768 on my laptop, but found a fairly ugly hack . I havn't found a way of switching between resolutions as the ctrl++/- doesn't work because I don't have a keypad (not sure how many laptops do). Maybe you could set up two different virtual desktops somehow? Oh, and my screen isn't blurry or anything at the lower-than-native resolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coverup Posted November 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 Thanx to everbody who replied. Dustpuppy, did you try xvidtune (I replied to your original post to the Laptop section as well)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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