Re: Xfig question

[Richard Lyon <rlyon01@ozemail.com.au>]

> I am forced to use a lo-res X server (basically, a VGA server with
> 16 colours). Recently, I have had need to use xfig.The problem is that
> xfig enjoys using hi reesolution servers, and I am left with only a handful
> of icons on the left hand side toolbar, and none underneath. I have been
> trying to fiddle around with .Xdefaults, and the --geometry tag, but to no
> avail. Any ideas?
> 

I think the minimum screen size for the default xfig is 800x600. If you look 
at the xfig man pages you will find some options like -but_per_row , -pwidth 
and -pheight which are used for small screens. You should never use -geometry 
as it screws up some of the dialog windows.