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On Thu, 26 Aug 2004, Daniel O'Connor wrote:

> > Both XFree86 and X.org have the same autoconfig capabilities afaik.
> > They always seem to choose the highest resolution supported by the
> > card, which usually results in teeny tiny text.
>
> It finds the highest resolution supported by your card _and_ monitor.

.... at 8 bit color, which is the part that really bothers me.

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