Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 06:05:04 -0700 From: Joshua Lewis <joshua.lewis@familyfunzone.net> To: Nikolas Britton <nikolas.britton@gmail.com> Cc: Andrew Gould <andrewgould@yahoo.com>, tech.junk@verizon.net, Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Replacing windows XP at home. Message-ID: <20060803060504.e72c8bd2fa3c8298c4bf39a8c4c61b77.e11fa7ef6b.wbe@email.secureserver.net>
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That is what I have. I got it out of the handbook. however I may have
forgotten the quotes. I will try it tonight.
Now there are several duplicates of that section. Should I updated
each one for each resolution and each color depth? Should there be
only one? If I add one for each resolution and color depth combo is
there a way to switch the resolution in the WM?
Thanks for the input.
Sincerely,
Joshua Lewis
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Replacing windows XP at home.
From: "Nikolas Britton" <nikolas.britton@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, August 02, 2006 1:01 pm
To: "Joshua Lewis" <joshua.lewis@familyfunzone.net>
Cc: "Andrew Gould" <andrewgould@yahoo.com>, "Jerry McAllister"
<jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu>, tech.junk@verizon.net,
freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
On 8/2/06, Joshua Lewis <joshua.lewis@familyfunzone.net> wrote:
>
> I am actually not looking for a Windows look alike. I am
simply
> replacing my XP system with a BSD solution. I am looking for a
fast
> easy to configure and fun WM. I am absolutely looking for
something
> new to use. not Windows like. That is why I was looking at
> enlightenment and fluxbox. but there are just so many I was
hoping to
> get ideas as to why one would choose one over the other. Other
then
> personal preference. I have been using enlightenment for about
a week
> and perhaps it is something I did but my resolution is stuck
at
> 1600x1280 at 65Hz. My monitor keeps getting mad at me and
telling me
> that is not the recommended solution. I have been trying to
figure out
> how to change it and I have updated the xorg.conf as the
handbook says
> but it still defaults. Unless anyone has an idea why I am
going to
> switch to fluxbox and see how that feels.
>
>
>
> I did want to mention that I do agree with your point. I am
looking
> for something new and I am looking to experiment with other
ways of
> doing things. But at the same time I would like a little eye
candy.
> After all with today's power full systems there is nothing
wrong with
> waisting a few CPU cycles to make the experience a little more
> enjoyable.
>
>
>
> I will certainly give XFCE a try I have seen allot of
recommendations
> for that as well.
> Sincerely,
> Joshua Lewis
>
/etc/X11/xorg.conf should look sorta like this, yours should have
more
Display SubSections in it:
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
EndSection
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