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Re: Applications too big in X



On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 at 09:29 GMT, Mark Healey penned:
> On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 00:32:58 -0800 (PST), Mark Healey wrote:
> 
>>Whenever I run an application in X the window is too big.  I run it in
>>800X600 mode and it looks like the application window thinks it is on
>>a much higher resolution display.  This isn't much of a problem with
>>most programs, but for the ones where you can't resize the window it
>>is.
>>
>>How do I fix it?
> 
> I've looked into this some and it looks like it is a problem with the
> configuration of saw(mill,fish,blade,horse,tooth,whatever).  The first
> time I managed to get X to start was with a XF86Config-4 cribbed from
> knoppix.  It had X at some insane resolution.
> 
> On a 17" monitor I like 800X600 so that is what I set the max
> resolution at.  Anyway.  It looks like saw? was configured with the
> knoppix reso.
> 
> I think I can fix the problem by "mv"ing the file(s) that was
> generated and restarting X.  I just need to know what file(s).
> 

I'm confused the file that was generated when?

-- 
monique



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