[ale] assorted X-window questions

[Ken N]

Well as far as what resolution it starts in you can issue
startx -- -bpp 16, I snagged that from the man page. Also I tend to just
go into the xconfig and waste any low res settings cause I never use them. 

As far as xdm, uhm...not sure.

Ken

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dangerous only when submerged.


On Fri, 21 Jul 2000, Ben Phillips wrote:

> I just typed 'xrdb -query' and got no output.  Is that bad?
> 
> The reason I ask is because when I start rxvt with the -bg option followed
> by a color listed in the color browser, it says it can't load that
> color.  And it seems to say that no matter what color I specify.
> 
> And speaking of the color browser, thumbing through it I notice that colors
> with different names often look the same; hmmmmmmm...  How can I tell what
> color depth X decided to start itself in?  And how can I change it?  I'm
> familiar with the entries in XF86Config, but since X picks and chooses among
> them, I'm not sure how to get the video set optimally.  I think I'd
> sacrifice resolution for color depth if I knew how.
> 
> 
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