restore screen resolution?

[Randy Dunlap]

On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:41:12 +0100 Mike Massonnet wrote:

> 2009/11/20 John Coppens <john at jcoppens.com>:
> > On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:32:24 -0800
> > Randy Dunlap <rdunlap at xenotime.net> wrote:
> >
> >> > For reference, using xfconf-query would have been the better solution,
> >> > but the result would be the same.
> >>
> >> But I can't do that in text mode, before X is running, can I?
> >
> > Actually it _is_ a commandline tool. I didn't know about it. On
> > the other hand, I'm not sure if it's easier. I got to
> >
> > xfconf-query -c displays -p /Default/Screen_0/Resolution
> >
> > which returns 1440x900, but couldn't make from the help how to set a new
> > value (there is no man-page). Maybe just adding it to the line (didn't
> > want to test that).
> 
> xfconf-query --help
> 
> Either set a new value with -s <VALUE>, or better reset the value
> (delete it) with a simple -r like:
> 
>   xfconf-query -c displays -p /Default/Screen_0/Resolution -r
> 
> > But I had more work finding out how to do the above, than to do a search
> > for 1440 in the .config dir. A slightly more interactive command would be
> > welcome.
> 
> I started once a small page, it is very incomplete, but, it sums up a
> little about that tool: http://wiki.xfce.org/settings4.6. There is a
> graphical tool available, xfce4-settings-editor, otherwise.

Thanks to everyone (wiki, man page, command lines, etc.).

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~Randy