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authorMichal Suchanek <hramrach@centrum.cz>2011-03-14 11:26:45 +0100
committerDan Nicholson <dbn.lists@gmail.com>2011-03-14 06:24:56 -0700
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Document that xgamma is useless on XRandr screens.
Signed-off-by: Michal Suchanek <hramrach@centrum.cz> Reviewed-by: Alex Deucher <alexdeucher@gmail.com>
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@@ -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+Note that the \fBxgamma\fP utility is obsolete and deficient, \fBxrandr\fP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