Eben King wrote:
>I just got a shiny new 1600x1200 LCD monitor. Yay. Yes, my video card
>has a DVI output. Yay. Unfortunately, the new monitor didn't come
>with a DVI cable. Boo.
>
>I use a VGA extension cable with my CRT, so I highly suspect that a standard
>2-meter (~6-foot) cable won't do. So, does anybody have a 3-meter
>(~10-foot) DVI cable hanging around?
>
>Also, this monitor rotates from landscape to portrait (and back, of course).
>Is there any way to make XFree86 switch orientations without restarting?
>Automatic detection would be icing on the cake. I think xrandr can do it
>statically. I'd even put up with a degraded, smaller display in portrait
>mode if I could do it _at all_. I mean, generally XFree86 defines a virtual
>desktop of <tallest defined screen>x<widest defined screen>, and a 900x1200
>screen for use in the "portrait" orientation fits in 1600x1200, and it
>wouldn't look _too_ bad...
>
>
>
Hey, Eben!
You are going to LOVE your 1600x1200! Unfortunately, I don't have one
of those inexhaustable supplies of money, but I did manage to get myself
a 21" CRT with that kind of resolution. It is GREAT! I will never be
able to go back to a 1024x768 17" ever again! I know that rant is a
little off the point, but I can't help my enthusiasm about certain
things. Have fun!
--Michael
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