Re: X11 and fvwm2: how to set screen size
OK, gave that a try and completely toasted the X server (thankfully I
learned early in my computing life to keep a detailed changelog), I had to
boot from Rescue disk and edit the XF86Config file to get it back.
At this point, the XF86Config is the same as when the system was first
installed. I would be happy just to get the "panning" feature back! The
X server is showing an 800x600 display resolution, but has (apparently)
decided that the screen can only display 640x480, this leads to edges of
windows running off the screen, etc. According to the specs from Toshiba,
this particular laptop has a Chips&Tech CT65546 chipset with an active
matrix LCD screen capable of 800x600@70Hz horizontal refresh rate. It
operates 640x480 as default with what it calls "screen stretching" to take
up the infamous black border.
Can anyone enlighten me as to how to accomplish two things:
primarily - Get the "panning" feature turned back on
secondarily - figure out how to configure the X server such that it does
not need "virtual" windows space
- BOHICA
Dan Willard wrote:
> You should just have to set the acual screen size and the virtual
> screen size to the same thing. (Provided that I remember the topic of
> conversation correct).
>
> --Dano
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: BOHICA [SMTP:COfrog@toast.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 6:48 AM
> > To: Robert V. MacQuarrie; debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: Re: X11 and fvwm2: how to set screen size
> >
> > Well I tried this, commented out the "Virtual" setting and indeed it
> > kept me
> > from "panning" to the extended screen, only problem was that the
> > extended
> > sections did not "condense" in to the physical limits of the screen.
> >
> > Went back and removed the comment mark and restarted X11, still had no
> > ability to pan to the virtual screen size. Rebooted, same issue: the
> > XF86Config file has been restored to the original and I still can't
> > pan to
> > the edges of the virtual screen.
> >
> > Help?!???
> >
> > - BOHICA
> >
> > "Robert V. MacQuarrie" wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, BOHICA wrote:
> > > >Currently the resolution is set to 800x600, but the display still
> > thinks
> > > >that it is in 640x480 mode. This causes a lot of dynamic scrolling
> > to
> > > >get to border bars, etc. When I had (*gasp*) Windows 95/98 on the
> > > >laptop, 800x600 was small, but perfectly legible without the
> > "virtual
> > > >desktop" effect and scrolling screens.
> > > >The question I have is: Is there a way to force the X11 or fvwm2 to
> > > >"shrink" the virtual desktop to physical screen dimensions?
> > >
> > > Open /etc/X11/XF86Config and look in the 'Section "Screen"' section
> > and
> > > comment out the 'Virtual' lines. This will make the display whatever
> > you
> > > have in your 'Modes' lines..
> > > #
> > **********************************************************************
> > > # Screen sections
> > > # The Colour SVGA server
> > > Section "Screen"
> > > Driver "svga"
> > > #Use Device "Generic VGA" for Standard VGA 320x200x256
> > > #Device "Generic VGA"
> > > Device "Matrox Millennium"
> > > Monitor "Princeton Graphics EO90"
> > > Subsection "Display"
> > > Depth 16
> > > # Omit the Modes line for the "Generic VGA" device
> > > Modes "1600x1200" "1024x768" "800x600" "1280x1024"
> > "640x400"
> > > ViewPort 0 0
> > > # Use Virtual 320 200 for Generic VGA
> > > Virtual 1600 1280
> > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^==(Comment out this line with a #)
> > >
> > > #Options "power_saver"
> > > EndSubsection
> > >
> > > --Hope this helps
> > >
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