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Re: [SOLVED] Re: Changing X resulution (Ctrl-Alt-+/-), only using a command-line tool ???



Once upon a time Mark Janssen wrote @ 12 Mar 2003 17:34:49 +0100

> On Wed, 2003-03-12 at 05:38, Joey Hess wrote:
> > Mark Janssen wrote:
> > > I know I can change the X11 resolution using the Ctrl-Alt-(Numerical+/-)
> > > buttons. However, on my Happy Hacking keyboard, and my laptop I don't
> > > have a numerical keypad, and the regular + and - buttons don't work in
> > > this regard.
> > > 
> > > Does anyone know a tool or program to change the resulution from within
> > > an X session. Wine has a tendency to change resolutions sometimes
> > > without changing them back on termination... and working in a 640x480
> > > screen with a huge virtual desktop isn't really handy :)
> > 
> > xvidtune can do it, but the UI is graphical and rather clunky. Select
> > the "Auto" button, then click on Next and Prev as desired.
> 
> Thanks... that is exactly what I was looking for, xvidtune has
> command-line options too, and using 'xvidtune -next' or 'xvidtune -prev'
> cycles through the resulututions just like Ctrl-Alt-+/-
> 
> So it works on the command-line too :)
> 
Too late but
wmressel
;)


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