which utility is it?

[Gary Kline]

On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 10:22:57PM -0700, Devin Teske wrote:
> Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 22:22:57 -0700
> From: Devin Teske <dteske at vicor.com>
> Subject: Re: which utility is it?
> To: Gary Kline <kline at thought.org>
> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions at freebsd.org>
> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084)
> 
> 
> On Jun 19, 2011, at 5:40 PM, Gary Kline wrote:
> 
> > 
> > guys,
> > 
> > i have it tatooed on my forehead that ``xev'' relays keycode
> > information about X appa--say xload or xclock.  which utility gives
> > to the size in pixels and give you the -geometry info about an X
> > app?  i'm trying to maximize the realestate of my display.
> > 
> 
> xdpyinfo(1)
> 
> E.g.,
> 
> $ xdpyinfo | grep dim
>   dimensions:    1600x1200 pixels (473x350 millimeters)
> $ xdpyinfo | grep depths
>   depths (7):    16, 1, 4, 8, 15, 24, 32
> # note: the first one listed is the active depth
> $ xdpyinfo | grep -A3 screen
> default screen number:    0
> number of screens:    1
> 
> screen #0:
>   dimensions:    1600x1200 pixels (473x350 millimeters)
>   resolution:    86x87 dots per inch
>   depths (7):    16, 1, 4, 8, 15, 24, 32
> 
> -- 
> Devin
> 

	To Chip and Devin,

	YES! So time to add to my ~/.Notes file _now_ before i forget.

	thanks,

	gary


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