- RandR
The X Resize and Rotate Extension (RandR) allows clients to dynamically change X screens, so as to resize, rotate and reflect the root window of a screen. The initial
X11 design did not anticipate the need for dynamic resizing and it was necessary to restart theX server to bring about the changes. RandR extension framework brought the ability to change display characteristics without restarting the X session. The extension framework allows laptops and handheld computers change their screen size to drive external monitors at different resolutions than their built in screens. [ [http://keithp.com/~keithp/talks/randr/ "The X Resize and Rotate Extension"] (Jim Gettys and Keith Packard, Usenix Technical Conference 2001)] The current version of the protocol specification is 1.2.If one's
desktop environment doesn't provide a graphical tool for interfacing with this functionality, the xrandr command line tool may be used.References
External links
* [http://www.x.org/wiki/Projects/XRandR XRandR project page at X.org]
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