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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> sindi keesan wrote:
> > Ctrl-Alt-+ or - changes screen size in Xfree86
>
> Only when two (or more) screen sizes have been
> specified in /etc/XF86Config

So it is not infinite magnification, just switching between resolutions? 
That won't be of much help in reading tiny print.  I need more pixels for 
the same area of the document.

> > but not in Xvesa.
>
> Which done not use /etc/XF86Config
>
> > Can Xvesa also enlarge the screen image somehow?
>
> Not on the fly AFAIK.
>
> > I cannot read the gs display in X.
>
> Try a different -screen when you boot Xvesa.

I used the highest resolution, but gs insists on cramming the entire page 
of document onto the screen at once (screen height = page height).  Maybe 
there is some switch that will show the top half of a page at a larger 
size instead.  That is the only way I can read the small print, more 
pixels not just bigger version of the same illegible page.

 >
> > Perhaps I can come up with a default config file that
> > will work on anything VESA 1.2 or  greater, with any
> > monitor, using that server, and assuming 2MB RAM and
> > 1280 max resolution.  Steven, perhaps you want to try
> > this
>
> Such a config file would be no good to me.  The maximum
> resolution on my best monitor is 800x600.  My other two
> monitors are 800x600 and 640x480.

Well, how about max resolution 800x600 and 512K RAM?  Same as you did for 
Xvesa, but a config file that will work in X at 256 colors so we can all 
use links2 and abiword on laptops that won't do more than 256 colors.

I was talking about me coming up with something generic for our desktops 
which all have 2M video ram, which is separate from the laptop issue.

> > This would let BL users use computers that only go
> > to 256 colors with abiiword and Links2
>
> Or you could simply install the appropriate X packages
> from Slackware 4.0 (and run xf86config).  The Xserver

But xf86config is a real pain to get working right.  It took me several 
days for each card.  I stopped bothering after two cards and switched BL2 
to Xvesa (which of course took even longer but it is easier now).

> designed specifically for your video card (and correctly
> configured for your monitor) will display better than
> the generic Xvesa in BL3.

I don't care if it displays perfectly right now, I just want it to display 
better than Xvesa on a 256-color laptop without taking hours of work for 
each new computer.   For instance set it to the minimal monitor settings.

I will see what I can do.

> Cheers,
> Steven
>
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