Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:29:01 +0200 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> To: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: question about new monitor... Message-ID: <20080730162901.GB87099@slackbox.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <20080730014633.GB47738@thought.org> References: <20080730011634.GA47738@thought.org> <20080730014633.GB47738@thought.org>
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--3uo+9/B/ebqu+fSQ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 06:46:33PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: >=20 > I've changed my mind:: if I go to 20" i can get widescreen > with 1680x1050, so my current 1284x1024 would fit. IFF > xorg know what kind of beast this is:-) Xorg can "talk" to modern monitors using the ddc2 protocol (but only with a DVI connection, AFAICT). Effectively the monitor tells Xorg what it's capable of WRT resolutions, rehresh rates etc. It's pretty neat. Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --3uo+9/B/ebqu+fSQ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkiQls0ACgkQEnfvsMMhpyVRZwCfYPwpNiNW7ZSCnje/NPIQAig3 A+AAn3NSPZfXHp+sxFCEZtvgbMEkmCxz =4v3/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --3uo+9/B/ebqu+fSQ--
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