On Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 04:58:14PM +0100, Spiros Bousbouras wrote: > Hi folks. > > I downloaded some new levels for the arcade game supertux. I tried > supertux -d . > on the directory where I had downloaded the levels but presumably I > used the option incorrectly because the programme exited immediately. > The problem is that my X environment is now "magnified". [...] > I'm sure that killing the X server would fix it but I have several > applications running which I would prefer not to terminate so I'm > looking for a solution which will not terminate my desktop session. > Preferably also something which will work from the command line since > most windows are so large that most of their content goes off the > screen. I'm typing this on console. > [...] > I tried pressing Alt+Ctrl+<keypad -> and it changes things a bit but > does not return them to normal. Pressing the keys several times > eventually results into a black screen and the monitor says "signal > out of range" so I have to press Alt+Ctrl+<keypad +> to get picture > again. > > I'm running Debian lenny with the ratpoison window manager. > sounds to my like it's just a resolution problem. I know supertux will change the resolution, and if it dies, it won't be able to change it back. try xrandr. You can connect to the display from a console by using the -d option. Then you can list and set the resolution to something more sane. Note, that I'm not sure why Alt-Ctrl-<keypad +/-> wouldn't do that... A
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