Marcel A. Lecker wrote: >Hey Jarrod, > >Still running your CF-25 too? That's awesome, mine is still kicking as >well. > >As far as the issue you are talking about, I've struggled with it >myself. Alt-click-drag (as Graham suggests - is the way I've >traditionally gotten around it. Also right-click on the top window bar >to context menu -> maximize - this way at least you might get a scroll >bar. :/ > >Aaaaaanyway, I see you are running Ubuntu. I've taken a shining to >BeatrIX for my little toughie. > >http://www.watsky.net/ > >Very lean and light and is based on a trimed-down Ubuntu (200 meg live >disk with installer) my footprint after the initial install was about >350 meg and I had everything -including sound- working (needed some >fiddling though). After apt-getting some other goodies I'm sitting at >about 1 gig with a nicely pimped-out 166MHz box. > >On the downside you're kind of stuck using Gnome (No offence Jesse) >because of some weird kernel optimization stuff (very perky for Gnome on >a 166 though). Anyway, it's worth a look. This is as lean and smooth as >thing has ever run for relatively painless GUI-rific install. > >Anyway I've been meaning to pass this on to you. Now is as good a time >as any I suppose. At any rate - It's worth looking at for a low-spec >desktop distro. They have a new one well in the works by the looks of it >too, likely based on Hoary. > >...Now all we need is BeatrIKs > >Cheers everyone (your base are belong to us), > >Marcel (shameless top-poster and thread hijacker extrodinaire) > >On Wed, 2005-05-04 at 13:21 -0600, Jarrod Major wrote: > > >>Has anyone encountered problems with KDE dialog windows at lower monitor >>resolutions? Here's the scenario: >> >>- my laptop _only_ supports 800x600 maximum resolution (it's an older >>ToughBook CF-25) >>- I have Ubuntu (Hoary with KDE) installed >>- when I try to change my network configuration, I try to use >>System->Settings->Internet & Network->Network Settings >>- I get the Configure dialog window but the buttons are cut off because of >>my resolution and the dialog window has no scroll bars so I cannot get to >>the buttons like Administrator Mode and OK and Cancel >> >>I experimented with the shortcuts and found alt+m would get me to what >>appeared to be Administrator mode, I get prompted for a password, I enter it >>but then it appears to go back to the default user mode in which I cannot >>change any settings. I have tried this multiple times to no avail in case I >>mistyped my password. >> >>I am sure there are ways to change my network settings through command-line, >>this is not the issue. I am more concerned with how I am supposed to cope >>with dialogue windows not showing me everything. The scale to a point but >>the minimum size appears out of my range. I even went into the Window >>settings and chose advanced to see if I could force it to a particular size >>but the buttons remained hidden and there were no scroll bars that might >>enable me to get to them. >> >>I am guessing that there is a reason for this but it is escaping me. I am >>also cognizant of the fact that my settings are not in the target >>demographic. Most people are able to do 1024x768 at least. Does anyone know >>of a way I can fix this? Is there a way to fix this or do I have to work >>around it? >> >>Curious, >> >>Jarrod >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>clug-talk mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >>Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >>**Please remove these lines when replying >> >> Jarrod, I was reading a review of Ubuntu within the last couple of weeks on Linux Today which I go through every day. I can't remember which day it was or the link but, you can check their archives. The reason I mention this is that I believe that your problem came up. Surprisingly enough the article (not review) was written by one of Ubuntu's programmers with the Boss's permission. In it he outlines all the faults that they still have in the Distro. It is a very interesting article and a very good read. I still believe for anybody who has a desire to try Debian they cannot go wrong by trying Libranet. The new version 3.0 is incredible and based mainly on Debian testing now rather than stable. But, it is very stable after those guys (Canadians by the way from B.C.) have finished with it. Regards
Mel Broadhurst > > >_______________________________________________ > > > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
