On Tuesday 15 September 2009, Harry Putnam wrote:
> Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> writes:
> >>     Subsection "Display"
> >>         Depth       24
> >>         Modes       "1280x1024" #"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> >>         Virtual     2048 1536
> >>         ViewPort    0 0
> >>     EndSubsection
> >> EndSection
> >>
> >> [...]
> >
> > Sure, but we're talking about setting modelines and what not in one of
> > the new *.fdi files which use xml notation, not the old xorg.conf
>
> Ahh not exactly...
>
>  >From OP
>  >Several obvious questions arise:
>  >
>  >   _Why_ did X select a different resolution today?
>  >   _How_ can I get to the higher resolution?
>  >   _What_ can I do to prevent a recurrence of this problem?
>
> My suggestion would likely solve all three

Yes, you're right the OP asked just that and your suggestion will likely fix 
his problem.  However, I had followed up by asking if/how the resolution can 
be adjusted via the new xml files - so I thought you were responding to my 
specific question ... 
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Regards,
Mick