Re: X11 virtual display size

[Brian Servis <servis@purdue.edu>]

*- On 16 Nov, Bernhard Rieder wrote about "Re: X11 virtual display size"
> 
> Maybe I re-formulate my Question:
> Is there something (a Key combination) that locks
> the physical display to a fixed position on the
> virtual display (=prevents scrolling).
> 

Hmmm, don't know who to do this with X itself.  But, many window
managers provide this functionality.  Fvwm(the one I am familiar with)
provides control of this with the EdgeScroll, EdgeResistance and
EdgeThickness.

Mainly if you set 'EdgeScroll 0 0' then the pointer will not cause a
scroll.  Then you can set up the keys something like:

#   Key     Context Modifiers  Function
#---------------------------------------------
Key Left       A       M       Scroll -100 0
Key Up         A       M       Scroll +0 -100
Key Right      A       M       Scroll +100 +0
Key Down       A       M       Scroll +0 +100

Or any other thing you like.

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