On 4 Feb 02 at 16:50, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Reply to Sender: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply to List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Neil wrote: >> >> The monitor in X when using Ice is not filling the screen completely. I >> installed xfreecell and all of the cards aren't on the screen...not a big >> deal, I don't play the game anyway...I just wanted to see what it looked >> like. But I just wondered if I need to change something in order to get >> "more of the picture". > >Most X applications will look better at a higher resolution >(800x600, 256 colors works very well for me). However, to >get higher resolution, you will need to install a different >driver (not VGA). Configuring this driver (which varies >according to your video card and monitor) can be difficult. >Before taking the plunge you need to acquire as much info >as possible about your video card and monitor.
During configuration of X with the program xf86config (lower case!) you will be asked whether you want the virtual screen exeed the real screen. So you can get the whole 800x600 picture even with VGA16, but you can see only 640x480 pixels of it and have to move permanently with the mouse. Freecell, however, can run that way. Regards Christof Lange _______________________________________________ Christof Lange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Prokopova 4, 130 00 Praha 3, Czech Republic phone: (+420-2) 22 78 06 73 / 22 78 20 02 http://www.volny.cz/cce.zizkov
