[Techtalk] X and resolution changes

[Nils Philippsen]

On Sat, 2002-04-20 at 17:22, Hamster wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> While using Ctrl-Alt-+ and ctrl-alt-- to change the resolution being
> used by X, the resolution itsself changes, but the window size doesnt.
> 
> By that I mean, if I start X with a resolution of 1600x1200, and I
> then change the resolution to 1280x1024 by using ctrl-alt-+, I get the
> bigger text and icons with the larger resolution,  but now my desktop
> doesnt fit into my monitor. I have to scroll up and down and left and
> right to see everything.
> 
> What do I need to do to get it to change the resolution and resize the
> desktop to fit on the monitor?

I guess you need to help the X hackers out implementing it. If I'm not
off track, they're currently working on an X Rotate and Resize Extension
which is needed to do what you described.

Nils
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