Re: actual dimensions of X display.

[Jonathan Kaye <jdkaye10@yahoo.es>]

peasthope@cablelan.net wrote:

> Debian users,
> 
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf provides a selection of
> depths and dimensions for the display.
> For example,
>   Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> 
> How can I know the depth and dimensions
> actually present on an X display?
> 
> Thanks,             ... Peter E.
>  
> 
> 
> Desktops.OpenDoc  http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/
> 
> 
Hi Peter,
You can run xrandr from the commandline or, if you're using Kde, go into
KInfo Centre and look at the X-server section. I suppose gnome has
something similar.
Cheers,
Jonathan