Thanks Cindy! But I've tried about every ALT key combination I can think of -- no luck.
Thus I'm hoping some kind soul here will notice this thread and whack me (gently) with a clue-bat. -- Celebrate the GNU/Linux "WE'RE *NEVER* GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE" by downloading an operating system, and thousands of apps, games, utilities, and the full source code at <http://www.debian.org>. Jun 3, 2025, 21:41 by butterflyby...@gmail.com: > On Wed, 2025-06-04 at 01:31 +0200, intnsred...@tutamail.com wrote: > >> I'm running KDE/Wayland (does the same with Xorg too) on >> Bookworm/stable >> and while using the system all of a sudden the screen became "larger" >> than the >> actual screen -- like I was using some sort of "virtual desktop." >> >> I've tried resetting the monitor size in KDE's System Settings -> >> Display >> and Monitor settings, but that doesn't work. >> >> I've tested and tweaked ALL of the other settings I've found and >> thought >> might be relevant in KDE's System Settings but no luck there. >> >> Can anyone suggest on how to "reset" my monitor? Thanks in >> advance! (TIA) >> > > > Hi.. Try holding your ALT key down while running your mouse wheel back > and forth. If you don't use a mouse, still try scrolling up and down > with whatever you use as an alternative. > If that doesn't work, try whatever other keys your keyboard has sitting > near that ALT key. Try both ALT keys, too, because I think I've seen > Users type about having each one programmed slightly different. > SOMETHING like that, who knows, maybe it wasn't ALT keys, grin. > > Last thought on it is, if it looks like it's almost working but is > maybe a little confusing or something, try getting to a desktop with > all the program windows minimized out of the way. It did work for me > with a bunch of windows open just now. > > For what it's worth, this is or at least used to be a HARD tip to find > out on the Internet. I've been trapped in that mode for maybe a half > day while trying to find the fix in the past. > > Hope this helps. I keep forgetting it's an option that's great for a > quick, painless magnification of something small. > > Cindy :) > -- > Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA > * runs with birdseed! * >
