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Date:      Mon, 27 May 2002 15:20:04 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org>
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: misc/38629: X window size too big for screen, how do I reduce it ?
Message-ID:  <200205272220.g4RMK4k39919@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR misc/38629; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org>
To: Kenneth J White <4kwhite@attbi.com>
Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: misc/38629: X window size too big for screen, how do I reduce
 it ?
Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 00:28:32 +0300 (EEST)

 On 2002-05-27 13:07, Kenneth J White wrote:
 > I have the Gnome window config'd, when I start it, the screen is too
 > large for the display, I'm only getting 1/4 to the window displayed, I
 > can't figure out, how to reduce it to fix my 17" screen.
 
 You are probably using a "virtual desktop" larger than the resolution of
 your X11 display.  If this is the case, then this is not a bug but a known
 feature of X11.  You should edit your XF86Config file to remove the
 "virtual" desktop settings.
 
 Giorgos.
 

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