Setting Gnome resolution from the command line

Fri Jul 19 17:56:04 CDT 2013

I'm not sure the key for resolution but it should be something similar to

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface font-name 'Roboto 10'

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On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 5:50 PM, Charles Steinkuehler <
charles at steinkuehler.net> wrote:

> Speaking of Gnome, does anyone know how to change the Gnome resolution
> from the command line?  I don't mean using xrandr or fbset (I've tried
> and those don't work...this is a BeagleBone with Angstrom).
>
> When the HDMI interface is working, I can run the display settings GUI
> and pick from a few resolutions auto-detected via EDID.  What I need is
> a way to ask Gnome from the command line what display options are
> available and select one when the system pics a resolution the HDMI
> monitor doesn't like (so there's no visible GUI).
>
> I can't pull up anything on setting Gnome desktop settings via the
> command line on Google, but maybe I'm not asking the right way.
>
> Anyone know Gnome well enough to point me towards where to start looking?
>
> --
> Charles Steinkuehler
> charles at steinkuehler.net
>
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