Saving Screen Resolution

[Jim]

Lee Braiden wrote:
> On Friday 09 September 2005 20:06, Jim wrote:
> 
>>When I change the screen resolution (via Sys > Pref > Scr Res) and
>>reboot, the resolution reverts to the default 1280x1024.  That's lousy
>>on a 15" monitor for my eyes.
>>
>>What's the secret to saving the desired resolution.  Yes, I've checked
>>the "make default" box and I also checked "save current setup" on exit.
> 
> 
> Running:
> 
>   sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
> 
> in a console is generally the best way to configure X.
> 

I've got a real dumb question now .... what's the purpose then of the 
"make default" or the "save current settings" options?

Jim
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