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The X Window System
Table 12.1: Sections in /etc/X11/XF86Config
Type Meaning
Files This section describes the paths used for fonts and the
RGB color table.
ServerFlags General switches are set here.
InputDevice Input devices, like keyboards and special input devices
(touchpads, joysticks, etc.), are configured in this sec-
tion. Important parameters in this section: Driver and
the options defining the Protocol and Device.
Monitor Describes the monitor used. The individual elements
of this section are the name, which is referred to later
in the Screen definition, the bandwidth, and the
synchronization frequency limits (HorizSync and
VertRefresh). Settings are given in MHz, kHz, and
Hz. Normally, the server refuses any modeline that does
not correspond with the specification of the monitor.
This prevents too high frequencies from being sent to
the monitor by accident.
Modes The modeline parameters are stored here for the specific
screen resolutions. These parameters can be calculated
by SaX2 on the basis of the values given by the user and
normally do not need to be changed. Intervene manu-
ally at this point, if, for example, you want to connect
a fixed frequency monitor. Find details of the mean-
ing of individual number values in the HOWTO file
/usr/share/doc/howto/en/XFree86-Video-
Timings-HOWTO.gz.
Device This section defines a specific graphics card. It is refer-
enced by its descriptive name.
Screen This section puts together a Monitor and a Device
to form all the necessary settings for XFree. In the
Display subsection, specify the size of the virtual
screen (Virtual), the ViewPort, and the Modes used
with this screen.
ServerLayout This section defines the layout of a single or multihead
configuration. This section binds the input devices
InputDevice and the display devices Screen.
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