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res_set - Version 1.6 - Oct 22 2011 | ||
Copyright (c) 2005-2011 Ross Smith II (http://smithii.com) All Rights Reserved | ||
# res_set | ||
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Display or change the monitor resolution, color depth, or refresh rate | ||
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## Usage | ||
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```` | ||
res_set [options] [resolution] | ||
Usage: res_set [options] [resolution] | ||
Options: | ||
-w | --width x Set horizontal resolution to 'x' (min/max allowed) | ||
-h | --height y Set vertical resolution to 'y' (min/max allowed) | ||
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-t | --test Tests if the requested graphics mode could be set | ||
-v | --version Show version and copyright information and quit | ||
-? | --help Show this help message and quit | ||
```` | ||
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Examples: | ||
## Examples | ||
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```` | ||
res_set -l 21 & rem list the display modes | ||
res_set -e 21 & rem set display to mode 21 | ||
res_set xga & rem set resolution to 1024 x 768, depth/refresh to minimum for this resolution | ||
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res_set -max -f min & rem use highest supported resolution/depth but the lowest refresh rate | ||
res_set -m 2 800 600 & rem set monitor 2's resolution to 800x600 | ||
res_set -m 2 -x 200 -y -600 800 600 & rem set monitor 2's resolution to 800x600, and position to 200,-600 | ||
```` | ||
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Also | ||
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--refresh alias for --frequency | ||
--freq alias for --frequency | ||
--bpp alias for --bits | ||
--depth alias for --bits | ||
-d alias for --bits | ||
```` | ||
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You can use / instead of - to preface single letter options, //width will *not* work. | ||
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Resolution can be entered as 'width height', or one of the following terms: | ||
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```` | ||
Term W H Description | ||
------ ---- ---- ------------------------- | ||
CGA 320 200 CGA 4-color, Atari ST 16 color, Commodore 64 VIC-II Hires, Amiga OCS NTSC Lowres, Apple IIGS LoRes, MCGA | ||
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UHDTV 7680 4320 UHDTV | ||
8K 8192 4320 8K | ||
WHUXGA 7680 4800 WHUXGA | ||
```` | ||
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Not all of the above modes will be available. | ||
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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_resolutions | ||
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## Notes | ||
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res_set will only allow you to set parameters to those that are reported by | ||
Windows to be supported by your video card (unless you use the --raw option). | ||
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If you only specify the width/height, res_set will use the minimum value | ||
for the height/width supposed for the width/height you used. | ||
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## Sources | ||
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* http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/computer/video-resolution.htm | ||
* http://www1.us.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/vectors/en/2002_lcd?c=us&l=en&s=corp | ||
* http://www.videotechnology.com/0904/formats.html | ||
* http://www.berghell.com/whitepapers/Display%20Resolutions%20and%20Nomenclature%20-%20Display%20Sizes%20in%20Pixels%20-%20%20Horizontal%20by%20Vertical.pdf | ||
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## Contributing | ||
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To contribute to this project, please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md). | ||
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## Bugs | ||
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To view existing bugs, or report a new bug, please see the [issues](/issues) page for this project. | ||
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Sources: http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/computer/video-resolution.htm | ||
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/vectors/en/2002_lcd?c=us&l=en&s=corp | ||
http://www.videotechnology.com/0904/formats.html | ||
http://www.berghell.com/whitepapers/Display%20Resolutions%20and%20Nomenclature%20-%20Display%20Sizes%20in%20Pixels%20-%20%20Horizontal%20by%20Vertical.pdf | ||
## License | ||
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This project is [MIT licensed](LICENSE). | ||
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This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or | ||
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License | ||
as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 | ||
of the License, or (at your option) any later version. | ||
## Changelog | ||
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This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, | ||
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of | ||
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the | ||
GNU General Public License for more details. | ||
Please see [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for the version history for this project. | ||
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License | ||
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software | ||
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. | ||
## Contact | ||
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$Id$ | ||
This project was originally developed by [Ross Smith II](mailto:[email protected]). | ||
Any enhancements and suggestions are welcome. |