From c78e3a847a15f9832004f98be918b46fec8f12d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Wimpress <304639+flexiondotorg@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 12 May 2024 15:21:45 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update display resolutions and move to a more prominent place --- 05-Advanced-quickemu-configuration.md | 25 ++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/05-Advanced-quickemu-configuration.md b/05-Advanced-quickemu-configuration.md index c71a514..b5ece14 100644 --- a/05-Advanced-quickemu-configuration.md +++ b/05-Advanced-quickemu-configuration.md @@ -138,6 +138,20 @@ to the VM configuration: floppy="/path/to/floppy.img" ``` +# Display resolutions + +`qemu` will always default to the primary monitor to display the VM's window. +The default resolution that `quickemu` will request for virtual machines is 1280 x 800. +This can be overridden by setting `width` and `height` in the VM configuration files or passing `--width` and `--height` as command line arguments, for example: + +```shell +quickemu --vm ubuntu-22.04-desktop.conf --width 1920 --height 1080 +``` + +## macOS display resolutions + +In order to set the display resolution on macOS you will also need to install [SwitchResX](https://www.madrau.com/) in the macOS to get the best results. + # File Sharing All File Sharing options will only expose `~/Public` (or localised variations) for the current user to the guest VMs. @@ -286,15 +300,4 @@ shortcut. ```shell quickemu --vm ubuntu-22.04-desktop.conf --shortcut -``` - -# Screen and window size (Linux & macOS) - -`qemu` will always default to the primary monitor to display the VM's window. - -The default resolution that `quickemu` will request is 1280 x 800. -This can be overridden by setting `width` and `height` in the VM configuration files or passing `--width` and `--height` as command line arguments, for example: - -```shell -quickemu --vm ubuntu-22.04-desktop.conf --width 1920 --height 1080 ``` \ No newline at end of file