Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 17:54:27 -0800 From: Nathan Kinkade <nkinkade@dsl-only.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help with X-Window etc. Message-ID: <20021120015427.GS29927@sub21-156.member.dsl-only.net> In-Reply-To: <20021119234532.GR29927@sub21-156.member.dsl-only.net> References: <NGBBJHHOKLHBJKFLHECLCEBACAAA.elarsen2@cox.net> <20021119225535.GQ29927@sub21-156.member.dsl-only.net> <20021119232031.GA7033@rot13.obsecurity.org> <20021119234532.GR29927@sub21-156.member.dsl-only.net>
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On Tue, Nov 19, 2002 at 03:45:32PM -0800, Nathan Kinkade wrote: > On Tue, Nov 19, 2002 at 03:20:32PM -0800, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 19, 2002 at 02:55:35PM -0800, Nathan Kinkade wrote: > > > On Tue, Nov 19, 2002 at 04:32:34PM -0600, Earl Larsen wrote: > > > > When I installed the X-window. The Desktop did not stay within the screan of > > > > the moniter. How can I fit the hole desktop within the screan? > > > if the controls on your monitor won't take care of the problem then > > > `man xvidtune`. > > > > Or is the poster referring to the "virtual desktop" feature that > > allows a desktop bigger than the physical screen dimensions? This is > > controlled from the XF86Config file. > > > > Kris > > Good point. You are probably right. In that case, take a look at the > 'Virtual' directive in your XF86Config file (probably > /etc/X11/XF86Config). It is located in the Screen subsection of the > config file. Basically, X will, by default, give you a virtual > desktop with as large a resolution as your monitor will support, unless > you specifically tell it to hold itself to a given resolution with the > 'Virtual' directive. > > Nathan Sorry, let me clarify that. X will give you a virtual desktop as large as the largest Mode that you have defined in Screen subsection. However, most X config utils will create a mode for the highest resolution/color depth possible for your hardware, even if you don't choose that as the default setting. Nathan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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