Re: XFree86-4.0 screen resolution missmatched with monitor viewing area
On 7 Feb, John Foster wrote:
> Damon Muller wrote:
>> While I don't know anything much about X4 modelines, and for myself
>> using the monitor's onscreen display was enough to fix it up, for your
>> problem of starting in the wrong resolution there is an easy fix.
>>
>> Under section `screen', go to the line that represents the colour depth
>> that you're using (which it probably the number next to `DefaultDepth'
>> in that same section. Just put the prefered resolution at the start of
>> the line, and Bob's your uncle.
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>> damon
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> Thanks. I already did that. I'm a perfectionist and prefer to use
> 1024x768 but the virtual screen is larger than the viewing area by about
> 40%. In 1280x1024 they match but my eyesight is too poor for that
> resolution without oversizing everything ...fonts @48, icons @ 120x120.
> Other ideas?
The virtual resolution is by default set to the maximum resolution
for the display (I think). In the display section add the line:
Virtual 1024 768
You might not be able to switch to a larger display, however. See
man XF86Config.
-Chris
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