Michael Sullivan writes:
> On Sun, 2009-04-19 at 13:45 +0200, Alex Schuster wrote:
> > Michael Sullivan writes:
> > > On Sat, 2009-04-18 at 18:03 +0100, Robert Bridge wrote:
> > > > Michael Sullivan wrote:
> > > I don't know what resolution default is. It doesn't say. How do
> > > I find out?
> >
> > Try it, and then call xdpyinfo|grep dimensions in an xterm. Emerge
> > xdpyinfo if it is not installed yet.
> > Many monitors also have a memnu option to display resolution and
> > frequency.
> a...@catherine ~ $ xdpyinfo|grep dimensions
> dimensions: 1024x768 pixels (306x230 millimeters)
>
> But it's NOT 1024x768! Her icon for main menu doesn't even show up.
You mean the icon in the XFCE panel? Maybe the resolution is right, but
the monitor shows the screen too big or shifted to the bottom, you parts
of the screen are outside the visible area? Do you see the mouse when you
move it to the bottom? Sorry if this is a stupid question :)
> And 1024x768 is still not available from Settings->Display Settings
> when I right-click on the desktop.
I just checked - my XFCE is running at 1376x1032, and I also do not have
this resolution in the display settings menu.
You can also try the xrandr command to switch resolutions from an xterm.
Try "xrandr -q" to get a list of supported video modes, then "xrandr -s
1024x768" or whatever resolution you like to change it. You may neeed to
emerge x11-apps/xrandr beforehand.
Wonko
