Re: How to avoid expanding to full resolution of laptop display

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Lutz Maibaum wrote:
> 
> (I am not sure whether this questions has anything to do with XF86, please
> point me into a better direction if it doesn't...)
> 
> I am running Linux on a Comaq Presario 2700 laptop, which has a ATI Radeon
> M6 graphics chip. My X resolution is 1400x1050, the full display
> resolution. Sometimes (e.g. when connecting to an external projector) I
> have to reduce the resolution to 1024x768. In this case, the screen is
> expanded to the full display size, which looks rather clunky. I would much
> prefer having a 1024x768 rectangle in the center of the display.
> 
> I haven't found any BIOS option to change this behavior. Under Windows XP,
> there is an option in the ATI driver tab that does exactly what I want. Is
> there a solution for X, too ?

Press Ctrl-Alt-< numeric-pad + or - > to switch between various
resolutions. You'll need the various resolutions defined in
/etc/X11/xf86config-4
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