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Re: XFree86 4.0 desktop size

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From: Draco Ravenloft
Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2000 00:00
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THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

It works!!

mike burrell wrote:

> In comp.os.linux.help Draco Ravenloft <draco81@swbell.net> wrote:
> > but could someone do me a favor and tell me how to change the settings
> > so that it will stop having a physical res of 1024x768 and a desktop
> > that's drawn to1280x1024?
>
> the desktop size will be equal to the largest resolution given on the Modes
> line in the appropriate Display subsection.  find the appropriate Display
> subsection and get rid of any reference to 1280x1024.  you might also be
> able to override it with a Virtual line, though i've not tried it:
>
> Section "Screen"
>     Driver      "accel"
>     Device      "my video card"
>     Monitor     "my monitor"
>     DefaultColorDepth 16
>     Subsection "Display"
>         Depth       16
>         Modes       "1024x768" "640x480" "800x600" "1280x1024"
>         Virtual     1024 768
>         ViewPort    0 0
>     EndSubsection
> EndSection
>
> though just getting rid of the "1280x1024" makes a lot more sense to me:
>
> Section "Screen"
>     Driver      "accel"
>     Device      "my video card"
>     Monitor     "my monitor"
>     DefaultColorDepth 16
>     Subsection "Display"
>         Depth       16
>         Modes       "1024x768" "640x480" "800x600"
>         ViewPort    0 0
>     EndSubsection
> EndSection
>
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From: Draco Ravenloft <draco81@swbell.net>
Subject: Re: XFree86 4.0 desktop size
Date: 2000/07/01
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