Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 17:07:59 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Handbook update: HorizSync and VertRefresh Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207021658320.7110@wonkity.com>
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This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. ---902635197-1690239172-1341270479=:7110 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII The X11 configuration chapter of the Handbook has some very old information which is confusing users. Manually setting HorizSync and VertRefresh has been mostly useless for many years, and should be deemphasized. This patch does that. Instead of saying the sync frequencies must always be entered, it adds some information about autodetection and points out that almost all monitors support it. Also added is a note not to guess about sync frequencies. On the CRT monitors where it matters, it can matter a lot. Some of those monitors might still be functional. Feedback welcome. If there aren't any loud screams of outrage, squawks of offense, or mere bacaws of disgust, I'll commit it in a couple of days. ---902635197-1690239172-1341270479=:7110 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; name=patch-handbook-sync.diff Content-Transfer-Encoding: BASE64 Content-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207021707590.7110@wonkity.com> Content-Description: Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=patch-handbook-sync.diff SW5kZXg6IGRvYy9lbl9VUy5JU084ODU5LTEvYm9va3MvaGFuZGJvb2sveDEx L2NoYXB0ZXIuc2dtbA0KPT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09 PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PQ0KLS0tIGRv Yy9lbl9VUy5JU084ODU5LTEvYm9va3MvaGFuZGJvb2sveDExL2NoYXB0ZXIu c2dtbAkocmV2aXNpb24gMzkxNjcpDQorKysgZG9jL2VuX1VTLklTTzg4NTkt MS9ib29rcy9oYW5kYm9vay94MTEvY2hhcHRlci5zZ21sCSh3b3JraW5nIGNv cHkpDQpAQCAtMzY0LDM2ICszNjQsNDcgQEANCiAgICAgPHNlY3QyPg0KICAg ICAgIDx0aXRsZT5CZWZvcmUgU3RhcnRpbmc8L3RpdGxlPg0KIA0KLSAgICAg IDxwYXJhPkJlZm9yZSBjb25maWd1cmF0aW9uIG9mIFgxMQ0KLQl0aGUgZm9s 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