Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 18:13:47 -0800 From: "Scott R." <reverend@sfmidimafia.com> To: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: XFree86 Problem: Cannot Disable Virtual Desktop Message-ID: <3DDC415B.10401@sfmidimafia.com> References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0211202019200.8884-100000@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org>
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John Bleichert wrote: > >>For the past couple of days, I have been trying to find something, >>*somewhere* that would tell me how to make my desktop the same size as >>my screen. Right now, the virtual desktop is roughly twice the size of >>my screen. I generated my XF86Config file using 'xf86config'. In the >>past (in version 4.2.0, for example), there was a question in there that >>asked "would you like your desktop to be larger than your screen (y/n)?" >>(or something along those lines), but, this time through, the question >>was not there and I cannot for the life of me find anything in >>XF86Config, the manpage, the list archives or google to help me out. >>Can anyone give me a clue? >> >>This is XFree86 4.2.1 on FreeBSD 5.0-DP2. Please let me know if you >>need more information. > > I can't help directly, but have a suggestion. If you have multiple > resolutions set you can switch between them with alt+ctrl+[+|-] (plus or > minus sign on the numpad). I have some hardware at work that was a real > PITA to get working with X and I never solved the problem you're having. > However, by loading X, then switching through the resolutions as above, I > could get the right resolution to fit on the screen. > > I can't explain it, but it works. It's not tidy, but it does work. Does > that work for you? Yes and no. It worked only so far as helping me find the resolution that *does* work (1280x1024). It would seem that all the other modes are also giving me 1280x1024 but filling out what doesn't fit on the screen with a virtual desktop. So, for example, if I flip to 800x600, the viewable area is indeed 800x600, but the other 480x424 is off the screen and only accessible if I move the mouse up or across the screen. I wanted 1024x768 but it seems I'll have to live with 1280x1024 (which is slightly fuzzy and a bit of a strain on the eyes at times). I *am* using the "beta" Matrox driver for my Milennium G550, so maybe that has something to do with it. Thanks! Scott To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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