03-05-2002
screen size
I installed gnome on my solaris 8 box. The first time I ran Gnome It told me to change the resolution. I accidentally closed the window and didn't get a chance to copy the command. What is the command or how do I change the desktop resolution?
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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)