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chef@mindlink.net
Tue, 19 Jan 1999 00:20:19 -0800
> Vincent Janelle <malokai@gildea.net> writes:
> > You can't change the resolution or the bit depth while X is running.
> > Call it a limitation.
>
Brian Edmonds writes:
> You can change the physical resolution while X is running. You cannot
> change the virtual resolution or the bit depth.
>
Why is that?
I've read that the X server controls the input/output of data (ie:
manages keyboard and mouse input and video output) for client applications
running within X.
Does this mean that changing bit depth and virtual resolution necessitate
terminating the server (and therefore all client apps) and then re-starting
the server?
Are the client apps unable to persist in the absence of the server, while
the server is resetting itself?
And just to piss everyone off...Windows can do it! What is different about
the Windows GUI design that makes this possible?
Anyone willing to enlighten me?
Shawn R. Anderson
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