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From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
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Cc: Carmel <Carmel_NY@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: XFCE4 and screen resolution
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On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:27:54 -0400, Carmel <Carmel_NY@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I tried a trick I found while Googling to place 'xrandr - 1024x768 -r
> 85' in the '.xinitrc' file; however, that did not work either.

Maybe your .xinitrc isn't executed? In mine, I have

	xrandr --fb 1400x1050
	xrandr --size 1400x1050

to override non-functioning X autodetect and non-working xorg.conf
settings.



> Obviously I am doing something wrong here. Should I post this on the
> XFCE forum or does someone here have a solution.

Do you have the same problems with other WM / DE?


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