Checking what resolution X is running at

pwaring · 06-05-2004, 02:19 PM

I've setup my XFree86Config file (using xf86config) to run at my monitor's recommended resolution of 1280x1024 and the following lines are present in the Screen section:

Code:

Section "Screen"
    Identifier  "Screen 1"
    Device      "* Generic VESA compatible"
    Monitor     "SM171s"
    DefaultDepth 24

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
EndSection

However, I don't think X is running in this resolution, because I'm getting the slight anti-aliasing/blurring effect that I used to have on Windows before I upped the resolution (it's an LCD/TFT monitor and doesn't seem to like being run at anything other than the recommended resolution and to be honest I'd like to use the maximum anyway).

Is there a tool that will tell me exactly what resolution X is running at, in case it's skipping the first resolution and using the next one?

Error1312 · 06-05-2004, 02:33 PM

You should open your system configuration window. (you know, left the list of all the stuff, like:
system, information, security, sound,... and at the right the information about it).

Go to the (at least, that's the way on mandrake) information tab. Then click on the X server tab in the list. Under the screen section you should see the current resolution somewhere.

Hope this works.

pwaring · 06-05-2004, 02:36 PM

Is there some kind of command line tool I can use instead? I'm running Enlightenment on Gentoo.