From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Dec 11 20:25:11 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id UAA14996 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 11 Dec 1997 20:25:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from stratos.net (pm3-6-24.stratos.net [209.81.154.88]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id UAA14989 for ; Thu, 11 Dec 1997 20:25:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from drifter@stratos.net) Received: (from drifter@localhost) by stratos.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) id XAA01566 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Thu, 11 Dec 1997 23:25:57 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 23:25:57 -0500 (EST) From: Drifter Message-Id: <199712120425.XAA01566@stratos.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Making the X-Display Sane Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, I recently posted this to comp.windows.x, but did not get a response. I was hoping to get some advice on a non-critical, but very annoying aspect of XFree86 (3.3.1.). running on FBSD-2.2.5 My default resolution is set at 800x600, 16 bits, which I believe to be pretty standard. Unfortunately, many applications in X-land seem to assume resolutions of Hestonian proportions, as if every one has 1500x1500 video displays. Many applications are too large to fit on the screen, and with the virtual desktop disabled (I don't like it, personally), I have to do the ol' right-click-move, resize, right-click move routine on at least half of the applications. Keep in mind, I *have* double-checked that I am in the right resolu- tion (I know about CTRL-ALT-KeyPad+, etc), and while 1024x768 with 8-bit color is theoretically possible on a NEC MultiSync XV14 monitor, I am very uncomfortable with the weird oil-and-water pattern that warps my display if I try this. In any case, even that resolution wouldn't be enough with some apps. If I am lucky, the app. will remember my preferences when I resize (not likely). Often, there are X-resources to set default geometries (often, this works but is a major pain) Some applications, however, (usually games like Xsoldier, Xboing, or xgolddig) refuse to be resized and don't appear to have settable geometries). In some cases, the window fits but the decorations are pushed off the side (I use AfterStep) but, as I said, some would not come even close to fitting on the screen. This wouldn't be a big deal, if it weren't for the fact that it seems that a disproportionately large number of applications do this. Is there any thing I can do to change this? (Short of buying a super- high res, 19-inch monitor with 4megs of video ram). Am I doomed to set *geometry resources all the time (if I'm "lucky")? Or will I have to just deal with it? Sorry about the length of this letter, but this is really getting to be aggravating. BTW, I have the "Virtual" and "Modes" are both set to 800x600 in /etc/XF86Config Thanks, Drifter... --- drifter@stratos.nospam.net (remove nospam to send) "Ever notice that in every commercial about the Internet, advertising geniuses cannot resist having a bunch of kids staring into a monitor, awe- struck, looking at a whale jumping out of the ocean? Or is it just me?"