Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 20:24:42 -0500 (EST) From: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com> To: "Scott R." <reverend@sfmidimafia.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XFree86 Problem: Cannot Disable Virtual Desktop Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0211202019200.8884-100000@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org> In-Reply-To: <3DDC31B9.9060101@sfmidimafia.com>
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On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, Scott R. wrote: > Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 17:07:05 -0800 > From: Scott R. <reverend@sfmidimafia.com> > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: XFree86 Problem: Cannot Disable Virtual Desktop > > [I am not subscribed to this list, so please cc: me in any replies. > Thank you.] > > For the past couple of days, I have been trying to find something, > *somewhere* that would tell me how to make my desktop the same size as > my screen. Right now, the virtual desktop is roughly twice the size of > my screen. I generated my XF86Config file using 'xf86config'. In the > past (in version 4.2.0, for example), there was a question in there that > asked "would you like your desktop to be larger than your screen (y/n)?" > (or something along those lines), but, this time through, the question > was not there and I cannot for the life of me find anything in > XF86Config, the manpage, the list archives or google to help me out. > Can anyone give me a clue? > > This is XFree86 4.2.1 on FreeBSD 5.0-DP2. Please let me know if you > need more information. > > Thanks in advance, > Scott > I can't help directly, but have a suggestion. If you have multiple resolutions set you can switch between them with alt+ctrl+[+|-] (plus or minus sign on the numpad). I have some hardware at work that was a real PITA to get working with X and I never solved the problem you're having. However, by loading X, then switching through the resolutions as above, I could get the right resolution to fit on the screen. I can't explain it, but it works. It's not tidy, but it does work. Does that work for you? # John Bleichert # http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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