RANDR

E284584

RANDR is an X11 extension that enables dynamic resizing, rotation, and configuration of displays in real time.

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Label Occurrences
RANDR canonical 1
RandR 1
RandR (Resize and Rotate extension) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf X Window System extension
acronymFor Resize and Rotate
allows applications to query current screen configuration
applications to receive display change notifications
on‑the‑fly reconfiguration of connected outputs
compatibleWith Unix‑like operating systems using X11
configurationTool xrandr command‑line utility
defines X11 protocol requests for display configuration
domain display configuration
graphics
enables dynamic screen resizing
runtime display configuration changes
screen reflection
screen rotation
fullName Resize and Rotate
hasClientLibrary Xrandr client library
implementedIn X.Org Server
introducedFeature output objects in version 1.2
panning support in later versions
per‑CRTC configuration in version 1.2
provider objects for GPU offload in version 1.4
introducedTo replace older static X11 modelines approach
operatesOn CRTCs
modes
outputs
screen resources
partOf X11
surface form: X Window System

X11
primaryUse laptop docking and undocking display changes
projector and external display configuration
real‑time configuration of multi‑monitor setups
standardizedBy X.Org Foundation
supports changing screen orientation without restarting X
changing screen resolution without restarting X
hot‑plugging of displays
multiple monitors
per‑output configuration
usedBy GNOME Control Center
surface form: GNOME display settings

KDE display settings
various Linux desktop environments
xrandr
version 1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

X11 supportsExtension RANDR
X.Org Server supports RANDR
this entity surface form: RandR (Resize and Rotate extension)
Xinerama relatedTo RANDR
this entity surface form: RandR
Xinerama oftenSupersededBy RANDR
this entity surface form: RandR 1.2 and later