xf86-video-intel new version: Changing resolution by the keyboard ?

[Xavier Bestel]

On Mon, 2007-03-26 at 10:02 +0200, Pavel Troller wrote:
> > On Mon, 2007-03-26 at 09:12 +0200, Pavel Troller wrote:
> > > Hi!
> > >   What I'm missing since upgrade to the modesetting intel driver (either 1.9.92
> > > or git master) is the possibility to manually change the resolution by the
> > > Ctrl_Alt_+ or Ctrl_Alt_- key combos. I was using them frequently. Now I can do
> > > it only with RandR.
> > >   Any chance to get these hotkeys back ?
> > 
> > Assign the "hotkeys" to specific xrandr command lines in your window
> > manager?
> > 
> A nice idea, but I don't want to use RandR, because I don't want my window
> manager to rearrange icons to fit the new screen size, resize the windows,
> change font sizes etc. etc.. I just want to temporarily decrease the
> resolution, for example to magnify some detail on the screen, and then quickly
> return it back.

With compiz/beryl properly configured, you can use <Super>+Mousewheel to
have a super-smooth zoom. Way better than letting the monitor resync on
resolution changes.

	Xav