Where do I set screen resolution in xfce4 4.6

[Vincent]

On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 6:24 PM, Chris G <cl at isbd.net> wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 03, 2009 at 09:56:49AM -0600, David Mohr wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 5:54 AM, Chris G<cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> > > On Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 08:34:06PM -0400, eriefisher wrote:
> > >> On Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:25:29 +0100
> > >> Chris G <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > I have just upgraded my system to xubuntu 9.04 and among other
> > >> > problems I can't see how to change the display resolution.
> > >> >
> > >> > Where do I set the display resolution in xfce4 version 4.6?
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >> menu--settings--display
> > >>
> > > I don't have that.
> > >
> > >
> > >> You will have to make sure that you have the correct resolution in
> > >> xorg.conf
> > >
> > > Ther haven't been any resolution settings in xorg.conf since at least
> > > version 8.10.
> >
> > Uhm, don't jump to conclusions regarding Xfce just because your
> > distribution _chooses_ not to include resolution settings in
> > xorg.conf. Xfce is not written for one particular distribution, and
> > setting the resolution in xorg.conf works just fine.
> >
> But a modern (as in the last year or so) Xorg doesn't set or expect
> resolutions in xorg.conf.  I know it *can* still be done but it's
> rather going against the intent of current versions of Xorg.  It
> certainly shouldn't be necessary unless something has gone wrong.
>
> > P.S. Of course the other comments are right though, there should be a
> > Settings->Display.
>
> Yes, so where has it gone and how do I get it back?  :-)
>
> In my xfce when I right click on the background (or look in the
> Applications menu on the panel) I do have Settings but there is no
> Display entry there.  What provides it, i.e. what package in Ubuntu
> provides it, maybe something has gong awry in various upgrades and
> it's got lost in the wash.
>
> What program gets run when you click on menu->settings->display?


Actually, you should go to Applications->Settings->Settings Manager and
*then* click Display.

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