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Date:      Wed, 20 Nov 2002 22:10:56 -0500
From:      "Gerald A. Speak" <gaspeak@va.prestige.net>
To:        "Scott R." <reverend@sfmidimafia.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: XFree86 Problem:  Cannot Disable Virtual Desktop
Message-ID:  <200211202210.56685.gaspeak@va.prestige.net>
In-Reply-To: <3DDC31B9.9060101@sfmidimafia.com>
References:  <3DDC31B9.9060101@sfmidimafia.com>

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On Wednesday 20 November 2002 08:07 pm, Scott R. wrote:
> [I am not subscribed to this list, so please cc: me in any replies.
> Thank you.]
>
> 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 tha=
t
> 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?

Try man XF86Config:
The parts that you may be interested in are in the Display subscetion, ie=
=2E=20
Virtual and ViewPort

"Virtual xdim ydim=20
This optional entry specifies the virtual screen resolution to be used. x=
dim=20
must be a multiple of either 8 or 16 for most drivers, and a multiple of =
32=20
when running in monochrome mode. The given value will be rounded down if =
this=20
is not the case. Video modes which are too large for the specified virtua=
l=20
size will be rejected. If this entry is not present, the virtual screen=20
resolution will be set to accommodate all the valid video modes given in =
the=20
Modes entry. Some drivers/hardware combinations do not support virtual=20
screens. Refer to the appropriate driver-specific documentation for detai=
ls.=20

ViewPort x0 y0=20
This optional entry sets the upper left corner of the initial display. Th=
is is=20
only relevant when the virtual screen resolution is different from the=20
resolution of the initial video mode. If this entry is not given, then th=
e=20
initial display will be centered in the virtual display area."

>
> This is XFree86 4.2.1 on FreeBSD 5.0-DP2.  Please let me know if you
> need more information.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Scott
>
>
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