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@@ -700,10 +700,10 @@ The standard name is case\-sensitive, and does not include the \(lqlib\(rq
prefix, or the \(lq.a\(rq, \(lq.o\(rq, or \(lq.so\(rq suffixes.
.PP
.RS 7
-Example: the Type 1 font rasteriser can be loaded with the following entry:
+Example: the FreeType font rasteriser can be loaded with the following entry:
.PP
.RS 4
-.B "Load \*qtype1\*q"
+.B "Load \*qfreetype\*q"
.RE
.RE
.TP 7
@@ -1131,14 +1131,22 @@ monitor, monitor-specific
.BR Options ,
and information about the video modes to use with the monitor.
.PP
-With RandR 1.2-enabled drivers, monitor sections are tied to specific outputs
-of the video card.
-Each output has a name, and the server will look for a Monitor named
-.B \*qMonitor-outputname\*q
-for configuration of that output (for example,
-.B \*qMonitor-VGA\*q
+With RandR 1.2-enabled drivers, monitor sections may be tied to specific
+outputs of the video card. Using the name of the output defined by the video
+driver plus the identifier of a monitor section, one associates a monitor
+section with an output by adding an option to the Device section in the
+following format:
+
+.B Option \*qMonitor-outputname\*q \*qmonitorsection\*q
+
+(for example,
+.B Option \*qMonitor-VGA\*q \*qVGA monitor\*q
for a VGA output)
.PP
+In the absence of specific association of monitor sections to outputs, if a
+monitor section is present the server will associate it with an output to
+preserve compatibility for previous single-head configurations.
+.PP
Specifying video modes is optional because the server will use the DDC or other
information provided by the monitor to automatically configure the list of
modes available.
@@ -1593,13 +1601,6 @@ Note that disabling an operation will have no effect if the operation is
not accelerated (whether due to lack of support in the hardware or in the
driver).
.TP 7
-.BI "Option \*qBiosLocation\*q \*q" address \*q
-Set the location of the BIOS for the Int10 module. One may select a BIOS
-of another card for posting or the legacy V_BIOS range located at 0xc0000
-or an alternative address (BUS_ISA).
-This is only useful under very special circumstances and should be used with
-extreme care.
-.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qInitPrimary\*q \*q" boolean \*q
Use the Int10 module to initialize the primary graphics card.
Normally, only secondary cards are soft-booted using the Int10 module, as the