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pixellany

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From: Annapolis, MD

Registered: 2006-05-12

Posts: 59

"Oversize" screen

I have searched here and on Google....

When running various "lite" window managers on Arch Noodle,  I find that the default resolution exceeds what actually shows on the screen---ie when mousing over to the edge, more real estate comes into view.  It appears that the total size is maybe 20% larger (in each axis) than what is displayed.
Since it is the same behavior for several WMs, I assume it is in the X-Windows system.
I found one hint--set the vram size for the video card.  That seems to have changed the way XFCE4 behaves, but not the others (icewm, fluxbox, fvwm, openbox).
Searching Google, this site, and xorg.conf file has not turned up any other  clues.  (Also, I cannot find where the default resolution is set---all these WMs seem to come up at the same resolution)

Any ideas/insights would be wonderful.

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FUBAR

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2004-12-08

Posts: 1,029

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Re: "Oversize" screen

It all depends on your /etc/X11/xorg.conf. The supported resolutions are set in it, aswell as the default resolution.

You can switch resolutions using CTRL + ALT + plus / minus sign.

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pixellany

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From: Annapolis, MD

Registered: 2006-05-12

Posts: 59

Re: "Oversize" screen

It all depends on your /etc/X11/xorg.conf. The supported resolutions are set in it, aswell as the default resolution.

You can switch resolutions using CTRL + ALT + plus / minus sign.

I haven't found where xorg.conf sets default resolution.  Am I dense?   
An clues on the oversize thing?

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murffatksig

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From: Atl

Registered: 2004-05-17

Posts: 358

Re: "Oversize" screen

I haven't found where xorg.conf sets default resolution.  Am I dense?    An clues on the oversize thing?

Here's an exerpt from an xorg.conf file.  The defaultDept is 24, so we look at the subsection with that depth and see the first mode is "1024x768", that is the default resolution.  If I deleted it then the default resolution would be "800x600"

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Videocard0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth     24
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     16
                Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     24
                Modes    "1024x768" "800x600"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

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FUBAR

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2004-12-08

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Re: "Oversize" screen

Just do

xorgcfg -textmode

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phrakture

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From: behind you

Registered: 2003-10-29

Posts: 7,879

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Re: "Oversize" screen

You want  the setting "Virtual" - that typicall happens with non-default sized screens.
See my xorg.conf here:
http://phraktured.net/config/.xorg.conf

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