Re: Disabling virtual desktops in X
David Wright wrote:
>
> On Fri, 28 Aug 1998, LUK ShunTim wrote:
>
> > Thanks. I got it. This is what I observed.
> >
> > I change the "Display" subsection of my XF86Config to this:
> >
> > Subsection "Display"
> > Depth 8
> > Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> > Virtual 1024 768
> > ViewPort 0 0
> > EndSubsection
> >
>
> A frequent reason for the type of question you originally asked is when
> you have the modes in ascending order. X starts with the first (now
> lowest) mode, and newbies may not know about C-A-+.
>
> > I got desktop = screen (that's what I want) as I start up X but when I
> > change to a lower resolution mode by <Crtl>+<Alt>+<Keypad+> I have a
> > desktop larger than my screen. I found out that while Modes can accept
> > several arguments, Virtual can only accept one pair. I've tried several
> > "Display" subsections but then I can no longer use
> > <Crtl>+<Alt>+<Keypad+> to change resolution.
>
> What would you expect to see? If the desktop shrank, all the applications
> would have to be repainted on the smaller piece of real estate. As it
> is, nothing on the desktop changes, not even the pointer position (though
> the server has to choose the visible subsection in such a way that the
> pointer remains on-screen).
>
> > So we can't have the best of both worlds. [...]
>
> Yes you can. You just treat the size of your desktop like the colour
> depth, and run an X server for each kind. (There's a package to allow
> one to cut and paste between different server instances.)
>
Where can I get it to have a try?
Regards,
ST
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