Monitor Section - HP zx2000 Supplementary Manual

configuring an X Server on HP-UX

Monitor section

The configuration file may have multiple Monitor sections. The Monitor section provides
information about the specifications of the monitor, monitor-specific Options, and information
about the video modes to use with the monitor. There must be at least one Monitor section, for
the monitor being used. A Monitor section is considered "active" if it is referenced by an active
Screen section. Monitor sections have the following format:
Section "Monitor"
Identifier
VendorName
ModelName
HorizSync
VertRefresh
DisplaySize
Gamma
EndSection
The Identifier entry specifies the unique name for this monitor.
The VendorName is an optional entry and specifies the monitor's manufacturer.
The ModelName is an optional entry that specifies the monitor model.
HorizSync gives the range(s) of horizontal sync frequencies supported by the monitor.
horizsync-range may be a comma separated list of either discrete values or ranges of values. A
range of values is two values separated by a dash. By default the values are in units of kHz. They
may be specified in MHz or Hz if MHz or Hz is added to the end of the line. The data given here
is used by the X Server to determine if video modes are within the specifications of the monitor.
This information should be available in the monitor's handbook. If this entry is omitted, a default
range of 28-33 kHz is used.
VertRefresh gives the range(s) of vertical refresh frequencies supported by the monitor.
vertrefresh-range may be a comma separated list of either discrete values or ranges of values. A
range of values is two values separated by a dash. By default the values are in units of Hz. They
may be specified in MHz or kHz if MHz or kHz is added to the end of the line. The data given
here is used by the X Server to determine if video modes are within the specifications of the
monitor. This information should be available in the monitor's handbook. If this entry is omitted,
a default range of 43-72Hz is used.
DisplaySize is an optional entry giving the width and height, in millimeters, of the picture area of
the monitor. If given these values are used to calculate the horizontal and vertical pitch (DPI) of
the screen.
Gamma is an optional entry that can be used to specify the gamma correction for the monitor. It
may be specified as either a single value or as three separate rgb values. The values should be in
the range 0.1 to 10.0, and the default is 1.0. Not all drivers are capable of using this information.
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"MonitorID"
"Vname"
"Mname"
horizsync-range
vertrefresh-range
width height
[gamma-value|{red-gamma green-gamma blue-gamma}]
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