RE: Windows Manager is too Big
On 09-Dec-98 stumpy@capital.net wrote:
> Howdy Linux Gurus,
>
> My windows manager is too big for my screen. I have to move the mouse
> down to the bottom of the screen to have it "float" up. I'm using
> fvwm95. I checked the man pages and it says something about using the
> command DeskTopSize, but when i try to use it it says command not found.
> I think the problem is more of an X problem then the actual windows
> manager. When I configured the system I used xfconfig (? the
> un-graphical one) and I had it search for the possible display types.
> It seems that the only usable display it found was 640X480. My other
> computer that is running M$ Win 95 is set to that and it is fine (I'm
> sure this is does not mean anything on the Linux platform). So any
> step-by-step instructions would be great on how to fix this problem.
> Thanks.
>
Tom, run xdpyinfo. Look for it to tell you what resolution X is in. You may
be in 320x4?? and that is why you have a weird look. Try hitting ctrl-alt-+
(that is the control key, the alt key, and the plus sign), that should try and
use the next larger screen size.
Why not run the X based config? It has an option for setting which size you
would like the screen to start in.
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