On Fri, 5 Apr 2002 11:34:55 -0800 (PST)
James Ramsey <jjramsey_6x9eq42@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- Unix Newbie <unix_newbie@earthlink.net> wrote:
[...]
> > running on it nicely. However, when it starts up, I
> > only get a section
> > of the screen showing as if I am in a big window. I
> > have to use the
> > mouse to scroll around.
[...]
> Offhand, it looks like what is going on is that
> XFree86's own virtual screen (as opposed to any window
> manager's virtual screen/desktop) is being used. You
> get this if you set your preferred screen resolution
> beyond what XFree thinks your monitor can handle.
"man XF86Config", in the "Display" SubSection of the "Screen" Section:
Virtual xdim ydim
This optional entry specifies the virtual screen
resolution to be used. xdim must be a multiple of
either 8 or 16 for most drivers, and a multiple of
32 when running in monochrome mode. The given
value will be rounded down if this is not the case.
Video modes which are too large for the specified
virtual size will be rejected. If this entry is
not present, the virtual screen resolution will be
set to accommodate all the valid video modes given
in the Modes entry. Some drivers/hardware combina-
tions do not support virtual screens. Refer to the
appropriate driver-specific documentation for
details.
Generally, the server will start in the highest-resolution mode, so the
virtual size will equal the real, but if you switch to a lower
resolution mode, the virtual will stay the sam, and so be larger than
the real, leading to scrolling. The question is, why are you not in the
highest-resolution mode? My solution is to only configure one mode, or
at least, never switch.
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