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Re: gdm and display size



* Matthew Weier O'Phinney <matthew@weierophinney.net> [20030407 12:10 PDT]:
> I'm new to xdm/gdm, and very excited about the possibilities of using my
> higher end machine as an application server to my older machines. I've
> got gdm set up to act as an xdmcp server, and I can successfully log on
> from remote machines and access my desktop.
> 
> This is where it gets a little dicey. One machine I wish to log on from
> is an old P-120 laptop with a 640x480 display; my other displays are all
> 1024x768. 
> 
> Is it possible to detect the resolution of the display on which the
> xdmcp server is drawing? If so, how? I'd like to write a script that
> would load different defaults based on display size.

If all else fails, maybe you could run another gdm (on :1) at a
different resolution, and connect to that when you're running from the
smaller display.

I haven't really worked with xdmcp, though, and haven't spent any time
reading or thinking about it.

good times,
Vineet
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