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Distribution: OpenSuse 10.2, Slackware 11, Solaris 10
Posts: 415
Rep:
how to change the refresh rate
Hi,
I just installed slackware 10.2, and by accident discovered "fluxbox". (I've been a kde user since ages).
I really love fluxbox's simple and minimal interface, however being simple does not mean feature less, I can access my fav kde applications from it. and I've replaced KDE with fluxbox as my window manager.
Now the problem is this:
how do I change the refresh rate in fluxbox, xorgconf doesnt even ask for the refresh rate, I want it to be 85hz, I think its currently 60-70hz.
Another issue:
I have set my xinitrc to point to xinitrc.kde however whenever I start my x server it loads fluxbox.
where you put the values specific to your own monitor at the red-marked places in the above example. Read the man-pages of xorg.conf for more information about in which ways you can do this, and about all the other options too:
Code:
man xorg.conf
One more thing. You probably can't "replace KDE with fluxbox as your window manager", since that would mean KDE is a window manager too; KDE is a desktop environment, which consists of a window manager, applications and other stuff you don't get in a plain window manager. Actually the only thing a window manager does is manage windows (robustly said); everything else, nice or eyecandy, is just something else. This actually has got very little to do with your post but hey, that just caught my eye
xorg.conf is located in /etc/X11. Be sure to be the root user when you edit the file (i use pico). The file is very well commented.
While you are editing the file, it might be a good time to add support for the scroll mouse if you have one. The mouse section should have the following to enable the scrool mouse:
i usually save a copy of xorg.conf file in my /home dir first....in case i screw up ;-)
Hehe, i did that too, but now it just cp xorg.conf xorg.confWORKS (just next to the original, better located) i do the same with /etc/lilo.conf
Quote:
I have set my xinitrc to point to xinitrc.kde however whenever I start my x server it loads fluxbox
I think it will keep on doing it, i had to rename .xinitrc to NOxinitrc to start kdm or other window managers, from man fluxbox:
Code:
RUNNING FLUXBOX
This program is usually started by the user's startup script, most
times called ~/.xinitrc. To run fluxbox, modify the script by adding
exec fluxbox
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