On Fri, 2010-03-19 at 15:22 -0400, Adam Jackson wrote: > On Fri, 2010-03-19 at 14:58 -0400, Tom Horsley wrote: > > On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:01:07 -0400 > > Adam Jackson wrote: > > > > > Use gtf(1) to generate mode timings for CRTs, and cvt(1) for LCDs. > > > > So here's a presumptuous question :-). > > > > If gtf and cvt ship as part of X, and they can turn a human > > meaningful request for size and HZ into a X mode line, > > then why on God's green earth can't X accept a mode described > > in terms of size and HZ instead of a hieroglyphic mode line? > > No one's written the code to do it. PGA though. Also because - and this is truly, truly depressing - there's no programmatic way to tell the difference between a CRT and an LCD from the host side. Thanks EDID! - ajax
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