Jack Ouzzi wrote:
> conkers...@yahoo.com wrote:
>> > You will have plenty of other widgets to play with in there and I
>> > strongly encourage you to do so.
>>
>> Oh yes, playing with widgets is a specialty.
>>
>> > Windows users know it as that bit at the bottom (or top, or side) with
>> > the start button, list of applications, and more.
>>
>> Yeah, I know what you mean now - a pulldown (or up) menu.
>>
>> Thanks again Roy.
>
> My 'pull down' menu only has 640/480 and nothing else
<sarcasm>I can only wish that my 'pull down' was 640/480...</sarcasm>
You might need to set this up manually (only a one-time thing), by changing
the settings file directly. Find in the menus something which is called
"root console" or "root terminal". Open it, then enter:
cd /etc/X11/
gedit XF86Config-4
(note: the names of the directories and file might vary)
First of all, save the existing file for back-up purposes, e.g. by going to
File->Save and then calling it XF86Config-4.bak
Now you can edit the file... identify the section called Screen, e.g:
-----------------
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV5 [RIVA TNT2/TNT2 Pro]"
Monitor "DELL E773s"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624"
"800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
-----------------
The top part will contain some information about your monitor. You needn't
change that.
Change the subsection called "Display" to the above, i.e.:
-----------------
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624"
"800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
-----------------
Save the file and reboot the machine. You should now get the highest
resolution chosen whenever you boot up the machine. You can revert the
settings by overwriting the existing file using the backup you have just
made.
Roy
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