[H-GEN] Virtual screen sizes in XFree86

[Paul Gearon]

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Hi all,

I'm trying to configure an XFree86 server such that it can do both 800x600
and 1024x768.  Putting 2 entries in the mode line for the screen does this
easily (via Ctrl-Alt-num+, Ctrl-Alt-num-).  So far so good.

Unfortunately the 800x600 mode has a virtual screen size of 1024x768.  
This is not what I want.  I was thinking that maybe I could use the
"Virtual" subsection in XF86Config, but that only provides for a single
virtual screen size.

Looking at the "Virtual" subsection in the man page for XF86Config, it
says:
  If this entry is not  present,  the
  virtual  screen  resolution  will  be  set  to
  accommodate all the valid video modes given in
  the  Modes  entry.

This seems to either imply that you get a different virtual screen size
for each resolution (which isn't what happens) or that it picks a single
screen size which can accomodate all the resolutions (ie. the largest,
which is what I get).  I want the former, and not the later, but I don't
know how to get it.

Surely this is possible?  Can someone help?

(The reason I need it is for someone who has recently installed Linux to
try it out.  He can do this in Windows, so he wants to do it in Linux.  
This is to accomodate the 2 people who use the box and who want different
resolutions)

-- 
Regards,
Paul Gearon
pag at PISoftware.com

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