On Jan 8, 2014 7:03 PM, "Michal Jaegermann" <mic...@harddata.com> wrote: > > Maybe somebody knows a reasonable method of convincing a mouse that a > screen has different dimensions than defaults? > > I have at this moment a specific use case for this. Namely, after an > upgrade to F20 I am trying to configure gnome-shell-extension-weather on > a netbook with 1280x800 screen. An old configuration is discarded and a > configuration panel has _required_ elements which extend below a screen > edge and apparently no keyboard equivalents for needed mouse actions. > In Gnome2 it was possible to shift a window up beyond screen limits, and > expose required area, but in a "we know better what is good for you" > Gnome3 this is a no-no. > > OK, so xrandr allows me to scale a picture by 1.2x1.2, and that is good > enough to show all what I need, but a mouse will still not go beyond a > magic limit of 800 (scaled) pixels so I can see but I cannot touch. :-) > Hence my original question. Is any decent way to rescale a mouse too? > > In this particular instance I can use xrandr to rotate a screen left or > right, possibly rescaling a bit for a convenience, and use that while > doing that particular configuration. This works ok. But what if on > another occasion such rotated panel will turn out to be too wide for a > change? > > Michal > --
Does `xinput` list a translation matrix property for your device ? I use this for a touchscreen secondary display, your situation sounds vaguely similar. --Pete
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