Re: Laptop keyboard and switching X resolutions

["David H. Askew" <dhaskew@arches.uga.edu>]

On Fri, 2002-02-22 at 05:01, Alex Malinovich wrote:
> On Thu, 2002-02-21 at 22:02, Jeremy Whetzel wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I searched the archives for this one, but maybe I didn't look for the
> > right thing.  I'm trying to figure out how to do the "on-the-fly" X
> > screen resolution changing (via Ctrl-Alt-+ or -) with a laptop
> > keyboard.  I know that on a "regular" keyboard that you're supposed to
> > use the grey keys, but how is one supposed to do it on a laptop?  Any
> > info and pointers are appreciated...
> 
> I think that by "gray keys" you mean the number pad. I don't know how
> your laptop keyboard is laid out, but check for a NumLock key. On my
> Dell, pushing NumLock turns the right portion of the keyboard u-i-o into
> the number pad. So for Ctrl-Alt-+ I'd use Ctrl-Alt-; with the NumLock
> on.
> 
> -Alex
> 

try <ctrl>+<alt>+<shift><+/-> ...

.. just a thought

-dave