Re: can't center X display

[Steve Kleene <skdeb@syrano.acb.uc.edu>]

On Mon, 2 Jul 2007 16:06:11 -0400, I wrote

> On my Etch machine, I've tested the centering of the desktop under three
> conditions: running fvwm, gnome, or a VMware virtual machine in full-screen
> mode.  If I set up xorg.conf for 1600x1200, any of the displays is centered
> correctly (by luck, I guess).  If I set it up for 1280x1024, each is offset
> to the right.  I haven't figured out how to fix this but have tried a few
> things.

On Mon, 2 Jul 2007 19:26:18 -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty replied:

> I just use the buttons on the monitor.  My monitor will remember the
> settings for each refresh rate it gets (so that it remembers if you
> change resolution or even computers).

I can definitely center that way with this monitor (Sony Trinitron CPD-G400),
although I don't know how or if it will remember the settings for different
setups.  I don't quite understand whether I have to declare a different
refresh rate for each resolution in order for this to work.  At the moment, I
only have this in xorg.conf:

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier      "Generic Monitor"
        ModelName       "Sony CPD-G400"
        Option          "DPMS"
        HorizSync       30-107
        VertRefresh     48-120
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier      "Default Screen"
        Device          "Generic Video Card"
        Monitor         "Generic Monitor"
        DefaultDepth    16
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           16
                Modes           "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Maybe I don't have to change anything.  I'll give it a shot tomorrow.
Thanks.