On Wed, 2004-03-17 at 22:02 -0800, Mike Fedyk wrote: > Paul Johnson wrote: > > Mike Fedyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > >>I was reading some reviews of other distributions, and they had a > >>graphical "control panel" that allowed you to change your resolution > >>without restarting X11. > >> > >>Does Debian have anything like that? > > > > > > C-M-+ and C-M-- are your friends. > > Yes, I know about those. Sorry I didn't mention that. > > That changes the resolution of your screen, but not your working area > resolution. > > Is there anything that does this without restarting X? > > Thanks, > > Mike
This is a trick supported in X4.3, using the "XRANDR" extention (X resize & rotate, if my memory serves). If you're running Unstable, and have updated recently enough to have X4.3, you'll find a command-line "xrandr" command .. apt-cache search xrandr also coughs up a "gnome-randr-applet". HTH, Shaun (OT: watching to see how long this takes to hit the archive, I seem to have problems with outgoing mail atm) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
