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xvidtune(1)		     General Commands Manual		     xvidtune(1)

NAME
     xvidtune - video mode tuner for Xorg

SYNOPSIS
     xvidtune  [  -show | -prev | -next | -unlock | -timeout sec ] [ -toolkitop-
     tion ... ]

DESCRIPTION
     Xvidtune is a client  interface  to  the  X  server  video  mode  extension
     (XFree86-VidModeExtension).

     When given one of the non-toolkit options, xvidtune provides a command line
     interface to either print or switch the video mode.

     Without  any  options  (or  with only toolkit options) it presents the user
     with various buttons and sliders that can be used to  interactively  adjust
     existing video modes.  It will also print the settings in a format suitable
     for inclusion in an xorg.conf file.

     Normally  the  Xorg  X  servers  only  allow  changes  to	be made with the
     XFree86-VidModeExtension from clients  connected  via  a  local  connection
     type.

     Note:   The original mode settings can be restored by pressing the `R' key,
     and this can be used to restore a stable screen  in  situations  where  the
     screen becomes unreadable.

     The available buttons are:

     Left
     Right
     Up
     Down
	       Adjust  the  video  mode so that the display will be moved in the
	       appropriate direction.

     Wider
     Narrower
     Shorter
     Taller
	       Adjust the video mode so that the display size is altered  appro-
	       priately.

     Quit      Exit the program.

     Apply     Adjust the current video mode to match the selected settings.

     Auto      Cause  the Up/Down/Right/Left, Wider/Narrower/Shorter/Taller, Re-
	       store, and the special S3  buttons  to  be  applied  immediately.
	       This button can be toggled.

     Test      Temporarily switch to the selected settings.

     Restore   Return the settings to their original values.

     Fetch     Query the server for its current settings.

     Show      Print  the  currently  selected	settings  to stdout in xorg.conf
	       "Modeline" format.  The primary selection is similarly set.

     Next      Switch the Xserver to the next video mode.

     Prev      Switch the Xserver to the previous video mode.

     For some S3-based cards (964 and 968) the following are also available:

     InvertVCLK
	       Change the VCLK invert/non-invert state.

     EarlySC   Change the Early SC state.  This affects screen wrapping.

     BlankDelay1
     BlankDelay2
	       Set the blank delay values.  This affects screen  wrapping.   Ac-
	       ceptable  values  are in the range 0-7.	The values may be incre-
	       mented or decremented with the `+' and `-' buttons, or by  press-
	       ing the `+' or `-' keys in the text field.

     For  S3-864/868  based cards InvertVCLK and BlankDelay1 may be useful.  For
     S3 Trio32/Trio64 cards only InvertVCLK is available.  At the  moment  there
     are  no default settings available for these chips in the video mode exten-
     sion and thus this feature is disabled in xvidtune.  It can be  enabled  by
     setting any of the optional S3 commands in the screen section of xorg.conf,
     e.g. using
	       blank_delay "*" 0

OPTIONS
     xvidtune accepts the standard X Toolkit command line options as well as the
     following:

     -show     Print the current settings to stdout in xorg.conf "Modeline" for-
	       mat and exit.

     -prev     Switch the Xserver to the previous video mode.

     -next     Switch the Xserver to the next video mode.

     -unlock   Normally,  xvidtune will disable the switching of video modes via
	       hot-keys while it is running.  If for some reason the program did
	       not exit cleanly and they are still disabled, the program can  be
	       re-run  with this option to re-enable the mode switching key com-
	       binations.

     -timeout sec
	       Set testmode timeout in seconds.

SEE ALSO
     xrandr(1), Xorg(1), xorg.conf(5).

AUTHORS
     Kaleb S. Keithley, X Consortium.
     Additions and modifications by Jon Tombs, David Dawes, and Joe Moss.

BUGS
     X Error handling, i.e. when the server does not allow xvidtune  clients  to
     write new modes, could be better.

X Version 11			 xvidtune 1.0.4 		     xvidtune(1)

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