Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 15:35:51 +0800 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Drifter <drifter@stratos.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Making the X-Display Sane Message-ID: <19971212153551.29026@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199712120425.XAA01566@stratos.net>; from Drifter on Thu, Dec 11, 1997 at 11:25:57PM -0500 References: <199712120425.XAA01566@stratos.net>
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On Thu, Dec 11, 1997 at 11:25:57PM -0500, Drifter wrote: > > 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. No, they're out of date. Nowadays it's 2048x1536. Seriously, 800x600 is rather small. I don't know of any board/monitor pair that can't be coaxed to do 1024x768x8, possibly in interlaced mode. I find it very difficult to work below that. I'm currently using such a display on a 14" monitor running off my laptop, and though it's nothing to my setup at home, it's much better than the Microsoft boxes around here which run 800x600 on the same monitors. > 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. Yup, that's about the best you can do with 800x600. > 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. Hmmm. That's moiré. You shouldn't be getting that. Some kind of different root pattern should help get rid of it. > 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. Basically, if your applications need more than 800x600, I don't know what alternatives you have. I'd seriously suggest trying 1024x768 for a while and using some kind of root screen pattern to get rid of the moiré. Greg
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