xserver-xfree86 managing different settings

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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 16:58:11 -0400
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org

I JUST WROTE....

How would I manage multiple settings with xfree86? I read a bunch of
manpages but don't see what I want to do.

When my system boots, I want it to default to 640x480 mode, even though my
card supports 800x600 and 1024x768. Then, if I want, I want to get to a
console prompt, and somehow restart x in a way that uses one of the higher
resolutions.

my eventual goal would be to normally be in 640x480 for easy reading, but
to switch to a higher supported resolution for file editing, or maybe
reading a webpage written for a larger size screen. I would also like to
get my screen going in a vga or svga mode, but have no idea what I have to
do to set that up. I know if the install script runs this way, there must
be a way.

I can't be the first person to want to do this, so how do I do this?

---
Scotty
BUT I NEED TO ASK SOMETHING DIFFERENT
Just found on a webpage the the ctrl-alt-+ and ctrl-alt-"-" that do this 
are the + and - on the keypad, (ugh, sorry about being such a newb, I feel 
stupid now.)  But when I change resolutions this way, it creates what I 
guess would be called a virtual desktop that is larger than the display.  
How do I stop that behavior?  How do I make it so that when I start at a 
resolution of 1024x768, and I hit "ctrl-alt-+" and get a resolution of 
640x480, how do I make the screensize change to 640x480 instead of having 
to scroll around my "virtual desktop?"
Would still like to know how to run X in a VGA or SVGA mode.
Thanks,
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Scotty
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