david <gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, on Fri Dec 14, 2007 [10:16:24 PM] said: > Paul wrote: > >> One advantage of the older Xorgs was you could REMOVE all the modelines > >> except the one you wanted it to use. This helped prevent rude GUIs such > >> as the thrice-accursed GNOME from forcing my system into a junky > >> 1280x1024xinterlaced mode simply because said-thrice-accursed GNOME was > >> idiotically thinking it was dealing with someone who didn't know his > >> display hardware was capable of any higher resolution than 1024x768. But > >> one of the things I hate about GNOME is its rather Microsoft-ish > >> attitude that "We know best" ... [...] > > Xorg should put the cabosh on any modes that exceed the > > highest resolution you specify in the Modes line of the Screen > > section. So, if you put "1024x768" there, you should get the > > best refresh your monitor is spec'd at for that resolution, > > and no other higher res crappier options should exist. (actually, > > its probably limited by the 'virtual' resolution, but its > > fairly unusual to see anyone choosing a different virtual res > > than their highest Mode...) > > I usually hand roll my main Modeline to maximize > > refresh at my desired resolutions, and specify that. Fortunately, > > my WM doesnt override my default selection. > > Here are the complete contents of my Xorg.conf file, as created by > Debian Etch during the installation process: [...] > > Modes "1280x800" > Nary a modeline in sight. > [...] If you have that and the Xserver is dishing up 1280x1024 then thats a bug. > > It gets the screen resolution right, just the font sizes are massively off. > No idea what that means in the context of this thread. > > ps. I hope the entities that are forcing you to use gnome also > > arent imposing your email address upon you as well... ;) > > I was going to answer that I've been using gnome as my email ID for > longer than GNOME has been around, but I don't know how long GNOME has > been around ... anyway, my use of gnome predates my use of Linux, and > I've been using Linux for eight years now ... > > Actually, I'm not using GNOME - I'm quite happy to login at a text login > prompt and manually startx. I figure if any Windows user tries to start > up and use my laptop, they'll think it's broken and just give up. ;-) Thats a joke, son. [foghorn leghorn] Anyway, Im not picking a fight, I was just trying to impart some of my imperfect knowlege about how Xorg works. Paul set@xxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
