Jeff Dooley wrote: >>Why use a virtual screen size that's larger than your highest resolution? >> >>Rick Knight >> >> > >I've done this in the past, but not with KDE. > > > What you describe is available on all linux desktops and is the exact affect achieved by the xorg.conf files as discussed. When a virtual screen is set in xorg.conf that is bigger than the selected display resolution then a smooth panning desktop is what you get. If you choose a virtual screen of 2048x1536 and a screen of 1024x768 then what you get is that big workspace with a window of 1024x768 that smooth pans over it just like a game. The reason this is so smooth and fast is that the size of the virtual screen is set in the video card memory and is only limited by its size.. This is totally different to the multiple desktops in kde or gnome which are a just a poor approximation done in the window manager and use the mouse at the edge of the screen to switch to another virtual desktop and therefore they dont pan like a game. Each has its own merits though; a lot of people like their session to start up with say 4 remote shells on desk1, a browser email and msg on desk2 and office apps on desk 3 and switch between them. andrew ___________________________________________________ . Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.