Re: X11 and fvwm2: how to set screen size

1999-02-04 Thread Marko Loparic
> The X server is showing an 800x600 display resolution, but has > (apparently) decided that the screen can only display 640x480, this > leads to edges of windows running off the screen, etc. I also had this problem and solved deleting all unwanted modes in XF86Config. So a line like Modes

Re: X11 and fvwm2: how to set screen size

1999-02-03 Thread BOHICA
> screen size to the same thing. (Provided that I remember the topic of > conversation correct). > > --Dano > > > -Original Message- > > From: BOHICA [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 6:48 AM > > To: Robert V. MacQuarrie; de

Re: X11 and fvwm2: how to set screen size

1999-02-02 Thread BOHICA
Well I tried this, commented out the "Virtual" setting and indeed it kept me from "panning" to the extended screen, only problem was that the extended sections did not "condense" in to the physical limits of the screen. Went back and removed the comment mark and restarted X11, still had no ability

Re: X11 and fvwm2: how to set screen size

1999-02-02 Thread Robert V. MacQuarrie
On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, BOHICA wrote: >Currently the resolution is set to 800x600, but the display still thinks >that it is in 640x480 mode. This causes a lot of dynamic scrolling to >get to border bars, etc. When I had (*gasp*) Windows 95/98 on the >laptop, 800x600 was small, but perfectly legible w

X11 and fvwm2: how to set screen size

1999-02-02 Thread BOHICA
General question: I have a Toshiba laptop (Portege 610CT) I have v2.1 installed and running, X11 with fvwm2 running with good screen resolution and 16bpp colors. Currently the resolution is set to 800x600, but the display still thinks that it is in 640x480 mode. This causes a lot of dynamic scr