[vox-tech] using linux laptop with projector...

[Jonathan Stickel]

Someone else may have a better answer, but one thing you can try is to 
directly edit /etc/X11/XF86Config (or xorg.conf) and set your desired 
resolution there.  After editing the file you will need to restart X for 
the changes to occur.  Not as dynamic as your previous method, but it 
should work.

Jonathan


Boris Jeremic wrote:
> Hello There,
> 
> I want to use my laptop (RedHat 9) when I make presentations. I used to 
> be able (with old laptop) to change screen resolution from (current 
> 1600x1200) to whatever will the (outside) projector accept (usually 
> 800x600 or so...) It used to work (again on old laptop) with CRTL-ALT + 
> or - and the resolution would change.
> 
> When I use CRTL-ALT + or - now, the actual area of screen changes and 
> thus I loose part of screen (it shrinks toward middle part of screen so 
> that for example 800x600 is middle quarter of screen only). The big part 
> of X window is lost (top menu bar...) and so I cannot use it to show PDF 
> presentations, but have to (Yack) reboot to windows and show PDF there 
> (I use LaTeX, and foils, slides or beamer classes to make those PDFs...).
> 
> Any suggestion on what to do to get this change in resolution, while 
> maintaining the screen size (and coverage) would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks, Boris
> 
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