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Correcting the display resolution
I have an issue with the display resolution under Xfce. The monitor can handle 1024x768, but the screen display is 800x600. The control panel does not allow me to change this.
I also found the file .config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/displays.xml in which I have made changes, but after a restart these changes get lost.
What makes this issue even stranger is that a previous installation of the exact same distribution (FreeBSD 8.1), did yield a resolution of 1024x768 from the start.

UPDATE: Something else that has puzzled me is why the refresh rate is at 61Hz, as opposed to a choice of 60Hz and 75Hz, with no option to change this.
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gnome-display-properties

gnome-display-properties(1)					   User Commands				       gnome-display-properties(1)

NAME

       gnome-display-properties - customize GNOME display behavior

SYNOPSIS

       gnome-display-properties [gnome-std-options]

DESCRIPTION

       The GNOME display preference tool enables you to customize the screen resolution and refresh rate for your desktop.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       gnome-std-options       Standard options available for use with most GNOME applications. See gnome-std-options(5) for more information.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1: Launching the gnome-display-properties tool

       example% gnome-display-properties

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned:

       0	Application exited successfully

       >0	Application exited with failure

FILES

       The following files are used by this application:

       /usr/bin/gnome-display-properties

	   Executable for gnome-display-properties

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWgnome-desktop-prefs	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability	     |Volatile			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       Preference Tools Manual

       Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform.

       gnome-control-center(1), attributes(5), gnome-std-options(5)

NOTES

       Written by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2007.

SunOS 5.11							    09 Nov 2007 				       gnome-display-properties(1)