[NTLUG:Discuss] XFree86

[Darin W. Smith]

On 14 Apr 2003 12:05:14 -0500, MadHat <madhat at unspecific.com> wrote:

> If I want to just have X stop and restart, but not log me out, is there a 
> way to
> do that?  I want to be able to change which Config I am using without
> logging out, restarting X and logginf back in.
>

I don't know how to do this, it may not be possible.  If you find a way, 
please let us all know.  This would be very handy.  However, it seems there 
should be a way to dynamically modify some of the config, as xvidtune can 
modify the timings in real-time.

> I have read this is in the works for XFree86 5.0.  Dynamically change
> color depth, resolution and rotation on the fly.
>

Ooohh...that would be nice.  It would finally be more or less "caught up" 
with some of the commercial windowing systems.  As for resolution, there is 
always Ctrl-Alt-<keypad +> and Ctrl-Alt-<keypad - >

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Darin W. Smith
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