[PATCH] Document that xgamma is useless on XRandr screens

Michal Suchanek hramrach at centrum.cz
Sun Mar 13 16:43:35 PDT 2011


Hello,

xgamma looks like the logical utility to set gamma but cannot be used
on displays with multiple monitors.

Document that xrandr should be used to set gamma.

Thanks

Michal

---
 man/xgamma.man |    6 +++++-
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man/xgamma.man b/man/xgamma.man
index 0216e40..d6662f7 100644
--- a/man/xgamma.man
+++ b/man/xgamma.man
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ xgamma - Alter a monitor's gamma correction through
the X server
 allows X users to query and alter the gamma correction of a monitor via
 the X video mode extension (XFree86-VidModeExtension).
 .PP
+Note that the \fBxgamma\fP utility is obsolete and deficient, \fBxrandr\fP
+should be used with drivers that support the \fBXRandr\fP extension.
+.PP
 If no value for the gamma correction is given via the
 .I -gamma
 or
@@ -89,7 +92,8 @@ drivers.
 The gamma values are passed to the Xserver with 3 decimal places of
 accuracy.
 .SH SEE ALSO
-xvidtune(__appmansuffix__)
+xvidtune(__appmansuffix__),
+xrandr(__appmansuffix__)
 .SH AUTHORS
 Kaleb S. Keithley, X Consortium.
 .br
-- 
1.7.4.1


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