On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 11:25:20 -0500, Chad staggered into the Black Sun
and said:
> Years ago on a Red Hat 7.2 I remember adding screen sizes /
> resolutions in a config file so all I had to do was hit ctrl and the +
> or - to change / switch between resolutions.

It's Ctrl-Alt-(Keypad +) and Ctrl-Alt-(Keypad -) unless you've used
xbindkeys to bind Ctrl-(Keypad+) to "xvidtune -next" or something. That
Alt is important....

> I forget the name of the file and or its location. Is there a global
> config file for X or more so fo any GUI?

The X config file has been stored at /etc/X11/XF86Config (or
/etc/X11/XF86Config-4) for a long time. If you're using Xorg instead of
XFree86, it's /etc/X11/xorg.conf . Make a copy of the file before you
edit it, in case you screw up while editing it.

I don't know what you mean by "any GUI" here. Windows doesn't really
have a text config file for its GUI. OS X might have one somewhere.
The X configuration file's location will vary depending on which Unix
variety you're using and possibly on which X server you're using. The
information I gave above is correct for Linux distros that were made
after about 2000. For other Unix varieties, consult your
vendor-supplied documentation or an appropriate newsfroup.

> The real trick is that I am having to use a Linux Red Hat 7.3 for
> work. No upgrades to 9 or any other ver. due to what System I am
> having to develope on.

Strange. Well, see above and HTH,

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