Re: What to do about screen resize...

Certainly possible, though it isn't the way things work now.

The VGA card appears as a second screen on the server.

We need a bit more experience using it for real to understand whether
your suggestion is "correct".
                        - Jim

> From: Jonas Petersson <Jonas.Petersson@adcore.com>
> To: Jim Gettys <jg@pa.dec.com>
> Cc: familiar@handhelds.org, otaylor@redhat.com
> Subject: Re: [Familiar] What to do about screen resize...
> -----
> Jim Gettys wrote:
> > We're about to release an X server which allows for screen resizing (and
> > rotation) which has the same effect to an application.
>
> Possibly optimistic and of less interest to most people, but would it be
> possible to make use of this for the HP-VGA card (and similar)? Rather
> than having two displays, everything could be transferred to the
> external screen? Optimally on card insert.
>
> / Jonas
>

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Jim Gettys
Technology and Corporate Development
Compaq Computer Corporation
jg@pa.dec.com