[Techtalk] Switching resolutions when I switch to an external monitor

[Mary]

On Fri, Mar 10, 2006, John Clarke wrote:
> Have you tried doing it like this?:
> 
>     SubSection "Display"
>         Depth           24
>         Modes           "1024x768" "1280x1024"
>     EndSubSection

I have done this, but:

$ xrandr
 SZ:    Pixels          Physical       Refresh
*0   1024 x 768    ( 342mm x 271mm )  *60

And Ctrl-Alt-+ and Ctrl-Alt-- do not change the resolution.

-Mary