From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Dec 15 21:28:56 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id VAA24379 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 15 Dec 1997 21:28:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (gregl1.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.136.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id VAA24357 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 1997 21:28:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@lemis.com) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) id PAA16423; Tue, 16 Dec 1997 15:57:00 +1030 (CST) (envelope-from grog) Message-ID: <19971216155657.20846@lemis.com> Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 15:56:57 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: grobin@accessv.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: X-Windows desktop is larger than my screen. References: <34960014.FF1D9D5B@accessv.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e In-Reply-To: <34960014.FF1D9D5B@accessv.com>; from Geoffrey Robinson on Mon, Dec 15, 1997 at 11:14:12PM -0500 Organisation: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Mon, Dec 15, 1997 at 11:14:12PM -0500, Geoffrey Robinson wrote: > When I run X-windows the desktop is a few lines longer than my screen, > so the bottom portion is cut off and inaccessible with the mouse. I've > run XF86Config several times and tried a number of different settings > but it doesn't make any difference. How can I change the > resolution/desktop size? What do you mean by the desktop? What window manager are you running? What resolution? Greg