On 27/01/11 10:38, Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
Hi,
Running OpenSuSe 11.2 and a 11.3 on separate hardware both with KDE and would like to find out which file I can edit using my trusty Kate or kwrite text editor that would control the screen resolution.
I currently need to use krandrtray to set the resolution from the system auto default of 1680x1050 to a more respectable/readable 1024x768. If I logoff or power down the machine, I need to visit krandrtray each time to set the screen resolution as it defaults to the auto setting of 1680x1050 when I logon again.
I have already Googled and looked at the mailing list archives and have not seen anything specific other than what I have tried already.
What I would like to know is which filename, read by the OS on user logon, decides the screen resolution for that user. Can I edit the contents of this/these file/s using the Kate/Kwrite text editor?
Appreciated
Hylton
You are looking for the files in /etc/X11 (specifically /etc/X11/xorg.conf on 11.2 and on 11.3 the snippets in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/). You'll have to edit them wth root privileges. Run "kdesu kate" and then open the file. Look for help in "man xorg.conf" and in the various Linux distributions' documentation (e.g. there's a fairly good page at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg ). Just a comment though: if you are running on an LCD, turning down the resolution is really not the recommended way to improve readability. LCD screens have what is called a "native resolution" - which appears to be 1680x1050 on your machine - and generally display pretty badly at other resolutions. Instead of turning down the resolution, consider increasing font and icon sizes in your application/KDE settings, and/or tweaking the DPI. The image will be much, much clearer. Regards, Tejas -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org