Re: Panning a virtual desktop using a touchscreen and stylus
On Friday 17 April 2015 10:31:00 Daniel Harris wrote: Hello My eyesight is getting pretty bad so I need a way to create a large virtual screen bigger than my actual display and have the same effect that panning around the desktop using the mouse has but using a stylus to achieve the same effect. The stylus is the important part. I really need that so I can work using xournal. I am pretty desperate to be honest so if anybody has any suggestions I would appreciate any help. My setup is Surface pro 2 Could we have some more information? For a start: OS? DE? Why can you not just display everything large? What virtual screen and why? There are set-ups for the visually challenged - but we need more info. What have you got? Software-wise. The Surface pro 2 presumably normally runs Windows. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/201504171105.17039.lisi.re...@gmail.com
Panning a virtual desktop using a touchscreen and stylus
Hello My eyesight is getting pretty bad so I need a way to create a large virtual screen bigger than my actual display and have the same effect that panning around the desktop using the mouse has but using a stylus to achieve the same effect. The stylus is the important part. I really need that so I can work using xournal. I am pretty desperate to be honest so if anybody has any suggestions I would appreciate any help. My setup is Surface pro 2
Fwd: Panning a virtual desktop using a touchscreen and stylus
-- Forwarded message -- From: Daniel Harris mail.dhar...@googlemail.com Date: Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 11:38 AM Subject: Re: Panning a virtual desktop using a touchscreen and stylus To: Lisi Reisz lisi.re...@gmail.com Sorry posted to early by mistake I am currently running windows which I hate but the stylus works perfectly under onenote. I have a second larger screen connected but the resolution is the same as the surface screen so still too small. I am a long time debian user but for ease of use I installed Ubuntu onto an external HDD connected to the surface and it seems to work pretty good although the stylus calibration is pretty poor compared to windows but I can live with it if I can get the virtual desktop setup to work. so the ideal setup is: surface pro physical screen running 1920x1080 virtual desktop (or screen not sure the exact terminology) with resolution 4k (3840x2160) second physical monitor 28 inch mirroring the virtual desktop size of 4k (3840x2160) Now that would work perfectly if I only had a mouse connected but as soon as the touch screen or stylus are used they default to the virtual desktop size and as such make it impossible to use on the surface touch screen. Now I have played with the transformation matrix of the stylus and have had no joy their so I am hoping that some Linux guru can help with either tuning the above setup so that it can work or suggest an alternative. pretty much the only app I need is xournal. I would welcome any advice or suggestions. Thanks in advance Dan I guess with hindsight I should have just saved up for a 22 inch Wacom touch but I cannot afford that ; ) On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 11:05 AM, Lisi Reisz lisi.re...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday 17 April 2015 10:31:00 Daniel Harris wrote: Hello My eyesight is getting pretty bad so I need a way to create a large virtual screen bigger than my actual display and have the same effect that panning around the desktop using the mouse has but using a stylus to achieve the same effect. The stylus is the important part. I really need that so I can work using xournal. I am pretty desperate to be honest so if anybody has any suggestions I would appreciate any help. My setup is Surface pro 2 Could we have some more information? For a start: OS? DE? Why can you not just display everything large? What virtual screen and why? There are set-ups for the visually challenged - but we need more info. What have you got? Software-wise. The Surface pro 2 presumably normally runs Windows. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/201504171105.17039.lisi.re...@gmail.com
Re: Panning a virtual desktop using a touchscreen and stylus
On Friday 17 April 2015 13:01:37 Lisi Reisz wrote: On Friday 17 April 2015 11:05:17 Lisi Reisz wrote: On Friday 17 April 2015 10:31:00 Daniel Harris wrote: Hello My eyesight is getting pretty bad so I need a way to create a large virtual screen bigger than my actual display and have the same effect that panning around the desktop using the mouse has but using a stylus to achieve the same effect. The stylus is the important part. I really need that so I can work using xournal. I am pretty desperate to be honest so if anybody has any suggestions I would appreciate any help. My setup is Surface pro 2 Could we have some more information? For a start: OS? DE? Why can you not just display everything large? What virtual screen and why? There are set-ups for the visually challenged - but we need more info. What have you got? Software-wise. The Surface pro 2 presumably normally runs Windows. I received the following private reply to my question. It will be more useful to you, Daniel, if more people see it, though I will answer privately later. Sorry posted to early by mistake I am currently running windows which I hate but the stylus works perfectly under onenote. I have a second larger screen connected but the resolution is the same as the surface screen so still too small. I am a long time debian user but for ease of use I installed Ubuntu onto an external HDD connected to the surface and it seems to work pretty good although the stylus calibration is pretty poor compared to windows but I can live with it if I can get the virtual desktop setup to work. so the ideal setup is: surface pro physical screen running 1920x1080 virtual desktop (or screen not sure the exact terminology) with resolution 4k (3840x2160) second physical monitor 28 inch mirroring the virtual desktop size of 4k (3840x2160) Now that would work perfectly if I only had a mouse connected but as soon as the touch screen or stylus are used they default to the virtual desktop size and as such make it impossible to use on the surface touch screen. Now I have played with the transformation matrix of the stylus and have had no joy their so I am hoping that some Linux guru can help with either tuning the above setup so that it can work or suggest an alternative. pretty much the only app I need is xournal. I would welcome any advice or suggestions. Thanks in advance Dan I guess with hindsight I should have just saved up for a 22 inch Wacom touch but I cannot afford that ; ) Dan: With 1920 x 1080 resolution and 16bit depth 32MB of video RAM are necessary. Double that for 32bit depth. For 3840 x 2160 resolution and 16bit depth 128MB of video RAM are necessary even if the resolution does not fit on the display. Does the Surface 2 have that amount of video RAM? A brief survey of the tech specs did not reveal any insight on that part. Maybe you find it in the system settings or can use a s/w tool to tell you how much RAM is provided for the video controller. If the video RAM is carved out of the system RAM then there might be hope to adjust that value. Sorry that I can't offer you any better answer. -- Eike Lantzsch ZP6CGE -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/5126023.lkldL3OSQN@lxcl01
Re: Panning a virtual desktop using a touchscreen and stylus
On Friday 17 April 2015 11:05:17 Lisi Reisz wrote: On Friday 17 April 2015 10:31:00 Daniel Harris wrote: Hello My eyesight is getting pretty bad so I need a way to create a large virtual screen bigger than my actual display and have the same effect that panning around the desktop using the mouse has but using a stylus to achieve the same effect. The stylus is the important part. I really need that so I can work using xournal. I am pretty desperate to be honest so if anybody has any suggestions I would appreciate any help. My setup is Surface pro 2 Could we have some more information? For a start: OS? DE? Why can you not just display everything large? What virtual screen and why? There are set-ups for the visually challenged - but we need more info. What have you got? Software-wise. The Surface pro 2 presumably normally runs Windows. I received the following private reply to my question. It will be more useful to you, Daniel, if more people see it, though I will answer privately later. Sorry posted to early by mistake I am currently running windows which I hate but the stylus works perfectly under onenote. I have a second larger screen connected but the resolution is the same as the surface screen so still too small. I am a long time debian user but for ease of use I installed Ubuntu onto an external HDD connected to the surface and it seems to work pretty good although the stylus calibration is pretty poor compared to windows but I can live with it if I can get the virtual desktop setup to work. so the ideal setup is: surface pro physical screen running 1920x1080 virtual desktop (or screen not sure the exact terminology) with resolution 4k (3840x2160) second physical monitor 28 inch mirroring the virtual desktop size of 4k (3840x2160) Now that would work perfectly if I only had a mouse connected but as soon as the touch screen or stylus are used they default to the virtual desktop size and as such make it impossible to use on the surface touch screen. Now I have played with the transformation matrix of the stylus and have had no joy their so I am hoping that some Linux guru can help with either tuning the above setup so that it can work or suggest an alternative. pretty much the only app I need is xournal. I would welcome any advice or suggestions. Thanks in advance Dan I guess with hindsight I should have just saved up for a 22 inch Wacom touch but I cannot afford that ; ) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/201504171301.37044.lisi.re...@gmail.com
Re: Panning a virtual desktop using a touchscreen and stylus
Hello Eike Thanks for the reply. I have the screens setup already and it seems quick enough for what I want although until I get the stylus fixed I will not know for certain. The graphics memory is shared but it has 4 GB Ram so should be ok (In windows It says 1792 MB free). I think you would be surprised on how powerful the surface pro family is. Dan On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 3:04 PM, Eike Lantzsch zp6...@gmx.net wrote: On Friday 17 April 2015 13:01:37 Lisi Reisz wrote: On Friday 17 April 2015 11:05:17 Lisi Reisz wrote: On Friday 17 April 2015 10:31:00 Daniel Harris wrote: Hello My eyesight is getting pretty bad so I need a way to create a large virtual screen bigger than my actual display and have the same effect that panning around the desktop using the mouse has but using a stylus to achieve the same effect. The stylus is the important part. I really need that so I can work using xournal. I am pretty desperate to be honest so if anybody has any suggestions I would appreciate any help. My setup is Surface pro 2 Could we have some more information? For a start: OS? DE? Why can you not just display everything large? What virtual screen and why? There are set-ups for the visually challenged - but we need more info. What have you got? Software-wise. The Surface pro 2 presumably normally runs Windows. I received the following private reply to my question. It will be more useful to you, Daniel, if more people see it, though I will answer privately later. Sorry posted to early by mistake I am currently running windows which I hate but the stylus works perfectly under onenote. I have a second larger screen connected but the resolution is the same as the surface screen so still too small. I am a long time debian user but for ease of use I installed Ubuntu onto an external HDD connected to the surface and it seems to work pretty good although the stylus calibration is pretty poor compared to windows but I can live with it if I can get the virtual desktop setup to work. so the ideal setup is: surface pro physical screen running 1920x1080 virtual desktop (or screen not sure the exact terminology) with resolution 4k (3840x2160) second physical monitor 28 inch mirroring the virtual desktop size of 4k (3840x2160) Now that would work perfectly if I only had a mouse connected but as soon as the touch screen or stylus are used they default to the virtual desktop size and as such make it impossible to use on the surface touch screen. Now I have played with the transformation matrix of the stylus and have had no joy their so I am hoping that some Linux guru can help with either tuning the above setup so that it can work or suggest an alternative. pretty much the only app I need is xournal. I would welcome any advice or suggestions. Thanks in advance Dan I guess with hindsight I should have just saved up for a 22 inch Wacom touch but I cannot afford that ; ) Dan: With 1920 x 1080 resolution and 16bit depth 32MB of video RAM are necessary. Double that for 32bit depth. For 3840 x 2160 resolution and 16bit depth 128MB of video RAM are necessary even if the resolution does not fit on the display. Does the Surface 2 have that amount of video RAM? A brief survey of the tech specs did not reveal any insight on that part. Maybe you find it in the system settings or can use a s/w tool to tell you how much RAM is provided for the video controller. If the video RAM is carved out of the system RAM then there might be hope to adjust that value. Sorry that I can't offer you any better answer. -- Eike Lantzsch ZP6CGE -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/5126023.lkldL3OSQN@lxcl01
RE: Showing only files on a virtual desktop
I am not sure what you mean by files associated with a virtual desktop. If you want to only see tasks for the active desktop in the task bar, you can do so by right-clicking on the task bar, Task Manager Settings, select Only show tasks from the current desktop in the Filters section of the General tab. Regards, Ansgar Hi Ansgar Thanks for the solution. That is what I meant and the problem is solved. Regards, Ogya _ Windows 7: Find the right PC for you. Learn more. http://windows.microsoft.com/shop
Showing only files on a virtual desktop
Hi All, I am running sid and kde desktop and I want to see only the files associated with a particular virtual desktop and not all open files on other virtual desktops in the panel. I have checked the online kde manual but I did not see anything on this issue. Is it possible to do that? I want to avoid clutter of the desktop as well as the panel. Any help in this direction will be very much appreciated. Kind regards, Ogya _ New Windows 7: Find the right PC for you. Learn more. http://windows.microsoft.com/shop
Re: Showing only files on a virtual desktop
Hi, Ogya Chief ogyach...@hotmail.com writes: I am running sid and kde desktop and I want to see only the files associated with a particular virtual desktop and not all open files on other virtual desktops in the panel. I have checked the online kde manual but I did not see anything on this issue. Is it possible to do that? I want to avoid clutter of the desktop as well as the panel. I am not sure what you mean by files associated with a virtual desktop. If you want to only see tasks for the active desktop in the task bar, you can do so by right-clicking on the task bar, Task Manager Settings, select Only show tasks from the current desktop in the Filters section of the General tab. Regards, Ansgar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Display virtual desktop
Fabien R the_edge456.nospam at club-internet.fr writes: Je voulais savoir si quelqu'un connaissait un moyen de diriger le display d'une appli vers le desktop 2 de KDE depuis un script. Tu as un seul serveur X (display) avec deux crans (screens) ou deux diplays pour deux crans ? Je pensais qu'une instruction de ce type ferait l'affaire: export DISPLAY=localhost:0.2 Oui si tu as un seul serveur X avec deux crans (:display.screen) ce sera :0.1 Sinon il faut :1.0 (le comptage commence 0). Alban
Re: Display virtual desktop
* Fabien R [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2005-01-19 19:43] : Hello la liste, Je voulais savoir si quelqu'un connaissait un moyen de diriger le display d'une appli vers le desktop 2 de KDE depuis un script. Je pensais qu'une instruction de ce type ferait l'affaire: export DISPLAY=localhost:0.2 Je ne connais pas trop KDE, par contre, la notation .2 d'une spécification d'affichage indique le numéro d'écran (comme par exemple, dans une configuration dual-head), pas celui de desktop (ou alors je n'ai pas compris ta demande). Peut-être existe-t-il la possibilité dans certaines options de KDE de lui dire de lancer telle application sur tel desktop. Tiens, en googlisant un peu, je suis tombé sur cette page : http://www.linuxplusvalue.be/mylpv.php?id=39 où il est indiqué : 3.6. Comment puis-je lancer une application dans un bureau particulier ? KDE est fourni avec un programme appelé kstart. Pour démarrer xterm sur le second bureau et ensuite l'activer, utilisez : kstart -desktop 2 -activate -window xterm. Notez que l'option -window est importante. Elle prend un argument qui est une expression rationnelle correspondant au titre de la fenêtre à laquelle appliquer ces réglages. Veuillez lire kstart --help-all Fred -- Comment poser les questions de manière intelligente ? http://www.gnurou.org/documents/smart-questions-fr.html Comment signaler efficacement un bug ? http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs-fr.html
Display virtual desktop
Hello la liste, Je voulais savoir si quelqu'un connaissait un moyen de diriger le display d'une appli vers le desktop 2 de KDE depuis un script. Je pensais qu'une instruction de ce type ferait l'affaire: export DISPLAY=localhost:0.2 D'avance merci, Fabien
Re: Kde virtual desktop
On Sunday 18 July 2004 01:06, Claude Reveret wrote: Le samedi 17 Juillet 2004 17:54, Fabien R a écrit : Re-bonjour, Toujours à la suite de mon passage vers unstable, je ne vois plus mes bureaux virtuels dans la barre de tâches. Un problème de conf ? D'avance merci, Fabien Il faut peut-être charger l'applet dans le tableau de bord ? (clic droit sur tableau de bord, ajouter, applet, bureau virtuels) -- @+, Claude Merci, Comme ma conf est en angliche, j'ai eu du mal à trouver l'applet: bureau virtuels - pager
Re: Kde virtual desktop
Fabien R wrote: Merci, Comme ma conf est en angliche, j'ai eu du mal à trouver l'applet: bureau virtuels - pager Click droit sur la barre des taches puis 'add' = 'Applet' = 'Pager' A+ -- Glennie Personne ne survit au fait d'être estimé au-dessus de sa valeur.
Kde virtual desktop
Re-bonjour, Toujours à la suite de mon passage vers unstable, je ne vois plus mes bureaux virtuels dans la barre de tâches. Un problème de conf ? D'avance merci, Fabien
Re: Kde virtual desktop
Le samedi 17 Juillet 2004 17:54, Fabien R a écrit : Re-bonjour, Toujours à la suite de mon passage vers unstable, je ne vois plus mes bureaux virtuels dans la barre de tâches. Un problème de conf ? D'avance merci, Fabien Il faut peut-être charger l'applet dans le tableau de bord ? (clic droit sur tableau de bord, ajouter, applet, bureau virtuels) -- @+, Claude
Re: How do I turn off the Virtual Desktop?
Lo, on , March 4, O Polite did write: a. keep hitting alt + until it is no longer virtual I never got this trick to work. Is this behaviour controlled from XF86Config-4? I can't see anything in there that indicates that. I'm using KDE. Might standard KDE key settings be hiding this behaviour? The quoted text above is incorrect; try ctrl-alt-plus and ctrl-alt-minus, and you have to use the plus and minus keys on the numeric keypad. The ones on the top row of the keyboard won't do anything (well, they get passed on to whichever application has keyboard focus; whatever happens then is up to the app). Richard
Re: How do I turn off the Virtual Desktop?
John Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: SubSection Display Depth 24 Modes 1024x768 1280x1024 640x480 800x600 Virtual 1024 768 Viewport0 0 I hope that helped Peak as much as it did me. I got my big desktop by using your technique but adjusting the numbers thanks
Re: How do I turn off the Virtual Desktop?
Currently in /etc/X11/XF86Config you have a series of entries along the lines of: Section Screen Driver svga Device Generic VGA Monitor 1 Subsection Display Depth 8 ViewPort0 0 Virtual 320 200 EndSubsection EndSection Note the Vitrual keyword. Go through the document and remove the entire virtual line and restart X. Hope that helps. Patrick On Mon, 2002-03-04 at 01:12, Peak Allan wrote: I want the whole screen visible on my monitor. Please cc me since I'm not currently subscribed to debian-user. __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - sign up for Fantasy Baseball http://sports.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: How do I turn off the Virtual Desktop?
a. keep hitting alt + until it is no longer virtual I never got this trick to work. Is this behaviour controlled from XF86Config-4? I can't see anything in there that indicates that. I'm using KDE. Might standard KDE key settings be hiding this behaviour? op
How do I turn off the Virtual Desktop?
I want the whole screen visible on my monitor. Please cc me since I'm not currently subscribed to debian-user. __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - sign up for Fantasy Baseball http://sports.yahoo.com
Re: How do I turn off the Virtual Desktop?
On Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 05:12:18PM -0800, Peak Allan wrote: I want the whole screen visible on my monitor. Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config, and put the biggest resolution you want to use first in the list of resolutions under Section Screen, Subsection Display. If you switch to a lower resolution while in X, you'll still get that virtual desktop size. Just the way X is... -- Eric G. Miller egm2@jps.net
Re: How do I turn off the Virtual Desktop?
On Sun, 3 Mar 2002, Peak Allan wrote: I want the whole screen visible on my monitor. Please cc me since I'm not currently subscribed to debian-user. You would only reduce the total area of your desktop by doing that. I'm not sure how this is desirable. -- Baloo
Re: How do I turn off the Virtual Desktop?
Peak Allan wrote: I want the whole screen visible on my monitor. Please cc me since I'm not currently subscribed to debian-user. --- edit your etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file to something like this to control the desktop size. ---SNIPPED FROM FILE--- Section Screen Identifier Default Screen Device Diamond Stealth 3D 3000 Monitor Relisys DefaultDepth24 SubSection Display Depth 1 Modes 1024x768 1280x1024 640x480 800x600 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 4 Modes 1024x768 1280x1024 640x480 800x600 Virtual 1024 768 Viewport0 0 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 8 Modes 1024x768 1280x1024 640x480 800x600 Virtual 1024 768 Viewport0 0 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 15 Modes 1024x768 1280x1024 640x480 800x600 Virtual 1024 768 Viewport0 0 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 16 Modes 1024x768 1280x1024 640x480 800x600 Virtual 1024 768 Viewport0 0 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 24 Modes 1024x768 1280x1024 640x480 800x600 Virtual 1024 768 Viewport0 0 EndSubSection EndSection ---SNIPPED FROM FILE--- The arrangement of modes is the order they will be accessed in the Virtual entry is the size that will be defaulted to to fill the screen at startup. -- John Foster AdVance-Computing Systems Specializing in multi-processor based business software environments!
Re: How do I turn off the Virtual Desktop?
hi ya a. keep hitting alt + until it is no longer virtual b. change /etc/X11/XF86Config[-4] to the largest size it supports c ya alvin On Sun, 3 Mar 2002, Peak Allan wrote: I want the whole screen visible on my monitor. Please cc me since I'm not currently subscribed to debian-user. __ Do You Yahoo!? no and probably wont... does searching on yahoo count ??? nah...
Re: How do I turn off the Virtual Desktop?
Peak Allan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I want the whole screen visible on my monitor. Please cc me since I'm not currently subscribed to debian-user. This won't be much help to you but I want just the reverse. I'm used to having a huge virtual desktop (1600 1200) but being a newby to debian I haven't figured out how to edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 to get that result. I know my monitor is capable of it since I've had it working under redhat for a couple of years I added something like this from a config on an old redhat install but it refused to startx then. I'm pretty busy configuring everthing so I just went back to a config that works and haven't worked on it since. But I do want my big desktop back. Subsection Display Depth 16 Virtual 1600 1200 Modes 1152x864 1280x1024 1400x1050 1600x1200 1024x768 Maybe you could use most of my config since it does not give the virtual desktop. Let me know if you want a copy.
Virtual Desktop
I just bought Railroad Tycoon II for Linux. It only runs at 1024x768. My Laptop will only do 800x600, I'm running woody, XF864.0.2, KDE 2.0. How do I make my Virtual Desktop 1024x768, so I can play this on my Laptop. It runs fine on my Desktop, I guess it serves me right for going with a clone laptop. Wayne
RE: Virtual Desktop
I know, but the new config file makes no mention of virtual settings, so I'm not sure where to set it to 1024x768. Wayne Joris Lambrecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote .. you're addicted aren't ya ? you'll have to edit the /etc/X11/XF86Config file and adjust the virtual entry to 1024 768 good luck, joris -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 4:06 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Virtual Desktop I just bought Railroad Tycoon II for Linux. It only runs at 1024x768. My Laptop will only do 800x600, I'm running woody, XF864.0.2, KDE 2.0. How do I make my Virtual Desktop 1024x768, so I can play this on my Laptop. It runs fine on my Desktop, I guess it serves me right for going with a clone laptop. Wayne
Re: Virtual Desktop
Whenever you are doing the xf86config (or your other favorite X config), when you get to the last screen where you are supposed to change video modes for color depths, just go ahead and change them. Once you specify the video mode for a color depth, it'll ask you wehther you want the virtual desktop or not. Andrei -- First there was Explorer... Then came Expedition. This summer Coming to a street near you.. Ford Exterminator. -- Andrei Ivanov http://arshes.dyndns.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12402354 --
Re: Virtual Desktop
Wayne: If, at the color depth you're using, the first resolution in the list is 800x600, but another one is 1024x768, it'll run XWindows in 800x600 with a virtual screen of 1024x768. The biggest resolution in the list becomes the virtual screen size, and the first is default actual size. I'd just do it by editing /etc/X11/XF86Config -- the lines are near the bottom, under the Screen sections. Brendan I know, but the new config file makes no mention of virtual settings, so I'm not sure where to set it to 1024x768. Wayne Joris Lambrecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote .. you're addicted aren't ya ? you'll have to edit the /etc/X11/XF86Config file and adjust the virtual entry to 1024 768 good luck, joris -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 4:06 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Virtual Desktop I just bought Railroad Tycoon II for Linux. It only runs at 1024x768. My Laptop will only do 800x600, I'm running woody, XF864.0.2, KDE 2.0. How do I make my Virtual Desktop 1024x768, so I can play this on my Laptop. It runs fine on my Desktop, I guess it serves me right for going with a clone laptop. Wayne
Re: Virtual Desktop
On Tue, 11 Apr 2000, Dan Hutchinson wrote: How do you change to virtual desktop in X Windows to the same physical size of your monitor. I have tried running xf86config and I get the display with a Stealth 3D 2000 PRO In /etc/XF86Config: Section Screen Driver accel Device ATIgraphics Monitor NECmonitor Subsection Display Depth 8 Modes 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024 ViewPort0 0 Virtual 1024 768 EndSubsection EndSection I set the first entry in Modes to be the same with the Virtual. but the actual desktop is always smaller I think that's the purpose of virtual desktops; they are always bigger than the actual desktops. Oki
Virtual Desktop
Thanks for everyones help with Xwindows and loading debian from floppies/cdroms. I have a simple question now. How do you change to virtual desktop in X Windows to the same physical size of your monitor. I have tried running xf86config and I get the display with a Stealth 3D 2000 PRO but the actual desktop is always smaller then the virtual desktop. Dan ___ To get your own FREE ZDNet Onebox - FREE voicemail, email, and fax, all in one place - sign up today at http://www.zdnetonebox.com
Re: Virtual Desktop
How do you change to virtual desktop in X Windows to the same physical size of your monitor. I have tried running xf86config and I get the display with a Stealth 3D 2000 PRO but the actual desktop is always smaller then the virtual desktop. the virtual desktop will always have at least the size, in which an overlay of all selected modelines would fit. look at the Screen section of your /etc/XF86Config. the first entry in the modes line will be your default mode. -- Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature, please! -- Linux - the last service pack you'll ever need.
Virtual desktop
I configured my /etc/XF86Config with three modelines (640x480, 800x600 and 1024x768) and the rest like this... Section Screen Driver SVGA Device Primary Card Monitor Primary Monitor DefaultColorDepth 16 BlankTime 0 SuspendTime 0 OffTime 0 SubSection Display Depth8 Modes800x600 640x480 1024x768 EndSubSection ...and so on. When I start X it comes up 800x600 in 16kbit color depth. Great. However the virtual desktop seems to be 1024x768. I could add the line Virtual 800 600 but then I lose my 1024x768 mode and I still have a 800x600 virtual desktop when in 640x480 mode. Not great. What I want is for the virtual desktop to be the same as the resolution I am in, so that when I cycle through the modes with Ctrl-Alt-KP+ it adjusts. Is that possible and would someone be so nice to post the recipe? Related question: is there a program/script that can calculate modelines for odd resolutions (I need 786x584). XF86Setup can't do this mode and I couldn't figure out how to do it with xvidtune. TIA --hans
X-Windows virtual desktop and screen corruption
Hello list, I'm running X-Windows and fvwm2 at 800x600x8 using the Frame Buffer Device but I would like to disable the virtual desktop feature. I tried setting the values for 'Virtual' to 800 600 (from the default 1152 900 - which worked ok) in the 'Display' SubSection of the 'Screen' section in /etc/XF86Config but this resulted in a corrupt display. The display area was stable - no monitor rolling or any other problems - it was just what was being displayed that was scrambled - sort of horizontally skewed but working otherwise, which implied that X thought things were fine and was quite happy. I tried reducing the Virtual to 1024 768 and this worked ok so I tried reducing the virtual even more and eventually found that 801 600 works (with a 1 (x) pixel scroll area) but 800 600 doesn't. I also tried commenting out the Virtual entry but that resulted in 'No valid video modes found' and no X. I've had a look at the various docs and config files that might have been relevent but I'm either missing it or mis-interpreting it. The default 640x480 mode doesn't use the virtual feature so I know the answer already _is_ on my system somewhere, but I can't find it. Any pointers would be appreciated. Incidentally, this is on an m68k slink system. I tried this on the m68k list but got no response there. Bye, LeeE -- http://www.spatial.freeserve.co.uk
Re: Virtual Desktop in X HELP
Rick Smith wrote: Hi As you will get form this I am definatley a NEWBIE, I am having a problem shutting off the Virtual desktop in X I just want all my desktop in one viewing area... I am running a Diamond 3d2000 and a Princeton monitor (ultra 15) amd I am using th eSVGA Xserver.. All help will be greatley appreciated! Rick Smith -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null I think hat you want to do is edit our XF86Config File (find it in /etc/X11). You need to find the 'screen' section. In this section there is a subsection for each colour depth (eg, 8, 15 and 16 bpp etc.). For each of the colour depths thee will be a line that says 'virtual 1024 768'. The numbers may be different in your case, but they are what you want to change. Set the Virtual size to the largest size listed on the Modes line and that should give you what you want. You can also change modes by pressing 'Ctrl Alt +or-' , but use the + and - keys on the number pad. Hope this helps. -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Virtual Desktop in X HELP
Hi As you will get form this I am definatley a NEWBIE, I am having a problem shutting off the Virtual desktop in X I just want all my desktop in one viewing area... I am running a Diamond 3d2000 and a Princeton monitor (ultra 15) amd I am using th eSVGA Xserver.. All help will be greatley appreciated! Rick Smith -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: Virtual Desktop Size
On Sun, 25 Jan 1998, Catalin Popescu wrote: How can I setup the Desktop Size under X to be not greater than the physical size of my monitor? Look at the /etc/X11/XF86Config file under Subsection Display and set the Virtual to wanted numbers. How can I setup applications to make them start in a window with the upper-left corner in the upper-left corner of my monitor? This a function of the window manager, check the man pages. /---/ Daniel J. Mashao Electrical Engineering[EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Cape Town http://www.ee.uct.ac.za/~daniel Rondebosch, 7700, S. Africa(w) 27+21+650 2816 (h) 27+21+705 1233 /---/ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Virtual Desktop Size
Catalin Popescu wrote: How can I setup the Desktop Size under X to be not greater than the physical size of my monitor? Run the script xf86config - it should be what you want to start. Otherwise edit the resulting file directly, it's location is /etc/X11/XF86Config. At the end of this file should be the section for the X-Server settings. There should be entries somehow like this: Section Screen Driver accel Device ATI Video Xpression Monitor miroC1782 Subsection Display Depth 8 Modes 1024x768 800x600 640x480 640x400 400x300 320x240 320x200 1280x1024 ViewPort0 0 Virtual 1600 1200 EndSubsection Set Virtual to what you need it to be... Mac -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Virtual Desktop Size
How can I setup the Desktop Size under X to be not greater than the physical size of my monitor? How can I setup applications to make them start in a window with the upper-left corner in the upper-left corner of my monitor? Catalin Popescu Catalin M. Popescu, Dermatologist str. Marcu M. Ruxandra 6 bloc A3 sc A ap 17 77306---BUCHAREST, ROMANIA PGP Pub Key ID DDA1EC5D Tel/Fax: +40 (1) 726 5703 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
