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ServerLayout, Screen, Identifier, Options, Device, Monitor, DefaultDepth, configuration file.

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configuring X Windows on HP-UX (other graphics cards) the XF86Config file ServerLayout section. If neither of these is present, the first Screen section found in the configuration file is considered the active one. Screen sections have the following format: Section ìScreenî Identifier ìScreenIDî Device ìDeviceIDî Monitor ìMonitorIDî DefaultDepth Option ... . . SubSection ìDisplayî . . EndSubSection . EndSection The Identifier entry specifies the unique name for this screen. The Identifier generally must match a ScreenID listed in the active ServerLayout section. The Screen section provides information specific to the whole screen, including screen-specific Options. In multi-screen configurations, there will be multiple active Screen sections, one for each head. The Device keyword specifies which Device section to be used for this screen. This is what binds a specific graphics card to a screen. The DeviceID must match the Identifier of a Device section in the configuration file. The Monitor keyword specifies which Monitor section is to be used for this screen. This is what binds a specific monitor to the screen. The MonitorID must match the Identifier of a Monitor section in the configuration file. The DefaultDepth keyword specifies which color depth the server should use by default. The -depth command line option can be used to override this. If neither is specified, the default depth is driver-specific, but in most cases is 8. 46 Chapter 3

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configuring X Windows on HP-UX (other graphics cards)
the XF86Config file
Chapter 3
46
ServerLayout
section. If neither of these is present, the first
Screen
section found in the configuration file is considered the active one.
Screen
sections have the following format:
Section ìScreenî
Identifier ìScreenIDî
Device
ìDeviceIDî
Monitor
ìMonitorIDî
DefaultDepth
<Depth>
Option ...
.
.
SubSection ìDisplayî
.
.
EndSubSection
.
EndSection
The
Identifier
entry specifies the unique name for this screen. The
Identifier
generally must match a ScreenID listed in the active
ServerLayout
section. The
Screen
section provides information
specific to the whole screen, including screen-specific
Options
. In
multi-screen configurations, there will be multiple active
Screen
sections, one for each head.
The
Device
keyword specifies which
Device
section to be used for this
screen. This is what binds a specific graphics card to a screen. The
DeviceID
must match the
Identifier
of a
Device
section in the
configuration file.
The
Monitor
keyword specifies which
Monitor
section is to be used for
this screen. This is what binds a specific monitor to the screen. The
MonitorID
must match the
Identifier
of a
Monitor
section in the
configuration file.
The
DefaultDepth
keyword specifies which color depth the server
should use by default. The
-depth
command line option can be used to
override this. If neither is specified, the default depth is driver-specific,
but in most cases is 8.