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<f.. #1 / 9	turn off virtual desktop how so I get rid of that damn virtual destop? I specified no virtual desktop on the install of RH 6.1, but I still have it. Looked at XF86Config and all lines with "virtual" were commented out. Next, I made a copy of the file and then removed all lines containing virtual in the origial. I then tried to set virtual to 640x480 (my screen size). Still there! help please. Thanks. -- Posted via CNET Help.com http://www.-.com/
Thu, 21 Nov 2002 03:00:00 GMT

<f.. #2 / 9	turn off virtual desktop how so I get rid of that damn virtual destop? I specified no virtual desktop on the install of RH 6.1, but I still have it. Looked at XF86Config and all lines with "virtual" were commented out. Next, I made a copy of the file and then removed all lines containing virtual in the origial. I then tried to set virtual to 640x480 (my screen size). Still there! help please. Thanks. -- Posted via CNET Help.com http://www.help.com/
Thu, 21 Nov 2002 03:00:00 GMT

Anita Lew #3 / 9	turn off virtual desktop Setting virtual to the screen size you want, should work. How did you set it? Did you put it in the screen that is being used? Maybe you could copy and post the Screen Section that you are using. Anita
Fri, 22 Nov 2002 03:00:00 GMT

mj #4 / 9	turn off virtual desktop Maybe the virtual desktop is being created by you window manager, and not by X? fvwm does something like that for example...
Sat, 23 Nov 2002 03:00:00 GMT

<f.. #5 / 9	turn off virtual desktop Yes, I put in 640x480. I don't know why commenting out the virtual lines didn't work either. Seems like that's all I did in RH 5.1. I found a tip on CNET that said remove all resolutions except the one you want to use. Did that and finally got rid of the virtual desktop, but I guess that means I can't change resolution on the fly if I wanted to. I am in Windows right now so I can't get to it. Will post it later. Thanks -- Posted via CNET Help.com http://www.help.com/
Sat, 23 Nov 2002 03:00:00 GMT

Anita Lew #6 / 9	turn off virtual desktop Did you actually put 640x480 in for the virtual, because there should be no x in it. It is different thatn the way you do modes. Those are done with quotes and they have an x in them. Virtual is Virtual 640 480 Yes, X will use the desktop of the highest resolution in your list, although I am not so sure that is still the case. But it was for 5.2 when I used that. I have always kept Virtual 1024 768. I like to use 800x600 normally and don't mind scrolling a bit on the desktop. That way I can change to 1024x768 if I want to. I've never tried to look at 1024x768 with a 800 600 virtual. I guess it just wouldn't show the whole screen. Anita
Sat, 23 Nov 2002 03:00:00 GMT

<f.. #7 / 9	turn off virtual desktop Well, I am using KDE and I did not see any setting to control the virual destop size, at least in the graphical tools I could find. Would there be a config file to edit somewhere? Thanks. Fred -- Posted via CNET Help.com http://www.help.com/
Sun, 24 Nov 2002 03:00:00 GMT

<f.. #8 / 9	turn off virtual desktop Actually, I left all the virtual lines out entirely, but I did see the difference in syntax you point out. Taking out all resolutions except 640x480 worked, so I am happy for now, although I would still like to know why the other solutions don't work. Now, if I could just keep application windows from expanding larger than the screen in KDE.... Thanks for your help. Fred -- Posted via CNET Help.com http://www.help.com/
Sun, 24 Nov 2002 03:00:00 GMT

<f.. #9 / 9	turn off virtual desktop Thanks for your help. That is the solution that I came up with. Your website looks good.I will look at it in more detail as I have time. Fred -- Posted via CNET Help.com http://www.help.com/
Mon, 02 Dec 2002 03:00:00 GMT

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