X Setup Question

[Raquel Rice <raquel@thericehouse.net>]

I've gotten the Gnome login screen to come up.  I can even login. 
Thank you everyone for your help.  There's a problem though.

The screen is way too large.  I've edited configuration using
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86, but it doesn't change what the
screen looks like.  I've edited the configurtion file directly, and
the screen still is WAY too large (I'm only seeing maybe 1/4 of the
page).

I've looked at the documentation but can't find the answer I need. 
Can anyone help?

-- 
Raquel
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How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she
wants, rather than to create it herself.
  --Anais Nin