Hello.

gvid is copyright under the terms of the GPL.

Essentially, gvid lets you change video modes under X. That's it. It'll
display a little monitor icon your gnome panel. Click on the monitor icon to 
pop up a list of available modes. If you are running dual or multi-head
displays, it will give you a list of screens so you can select the 
appropriate one.

Please note that gvid only changes the video mode (actually, the screen
resolution). It cannot change the size of the virtual desktop, or the
color depth, as changing either of those requires restarting X.
Furthermore, any and all modes you want to appear must be defined in
your XF86Config. If you've only configured one mode, that's all that will
show in the pop up.

The XVidMode extension must be enabled in order to run gvid.

As mentioned above, gvid now supports multiple screen displays,
including Xinerama. If you're running Xinerama, make sure that the
configure script detects that and compiles in support for it. If gvid
only displays one list of resolutions when you're running Xinerama, it
means that Xinerama wasn't detected, Try re-configuring and re-compiling,
telling it where your X libs (specifically libXinerama.a) are with the
--x-libraries= option.

To install it, just:

./configure
make
make install


And should you chose to remove it, just:

make uninstall


You'll probably have to su to install or uninstall it.



Bugs/Notes:
If you're running Xinerama, make sure it detects it. If you're not, ignore
the xinerama comment.

I can be reached at kvand@mit.edu. Please report bugs, comments and
complaints.

I am not responsible for any damage it may cause to your computer, even
if. By using it, you agree to this term and those of the Gnu Public
License.
