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nikbhardwaj

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Registered: 2009-09-02

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[solved]Different Screen Resolution for different Users[/solved]

hello
i'm running kdemod

i'd like to set up an account for my mum
she prefers a resolution of 800X600
whereas i like 1024X768

my xorg.conf is set up like

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Videocard0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "0"
    Option         "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
    Option         "metamodes" "1024x768 +0+0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

when i log into the newly created account and use nvidia-settings
the resolution can be changed successfully
but upon restarting
it reverts back to 1024X768

i'd like to know how i could set up different resolutions for both of us

Last edited by nikbhardwaj (2009-10-03 12:23:21)

arkham

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Registered: 2008-10-26

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Re: [solved]Different Screen Resolution for different Users[/solved]

You could add a startup script for your user with "xrandr -s 1024x768", while adding another for your mother account with "xrandr -s 800x600"

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nikbhardwaj

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Re: [solved]Different Screen Resolution for different Users[/solved]

You could add a startup script for your user with "xrandr -s 1024x768", while adding another for your mother account with "xrandr -s 800x600"

where do i add this
.xinitrc in the home directory ??
or .xsession in the home directory

arkham

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Re: [solved]Different Screen Resolution for different Users[/solved]

I'm not sure how to do that in kde, google for "kde autostart program"

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Re: [solved]Different Screen Resolution for different Users[/solved]

kde used to autostart programs from a folder that was something like ~/.kde/autostart once, I think that is still the case.

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Runiq

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Re: [solved]Different Screen Resolution for different Users[/solved]

If you're using some kind of TFT: Couldn't you just change the DPI? This way, your mum would get bigger fonts (I suppose that's what this is about?),  and the screen wouldn't have those fuzzy  pixels.

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nikbhardwaj

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Registered: 2009-09-02

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Re: [solved]Different Screen Resolution for different Users[/solved]

i have an old crt monitor

got it
there is an option to add startup scripts in the kde system settings
thanks so much for your valuable input
have got it working perfectly