Bump on this question -- Is there a way to feed a Virtual config that is _smaller_ than the display size, and have X put the (smaller) desktop in the center of the screen, with black/white/grey bands around?
Alex was suggesting modeline fidgeting, but we're on an LCD, and we have a DCON chip that doesn't play ball with odd modelines. [ http://wiki.laptop.org/go/DCON ] For the time being, I am working around it with Xephyr, and paying for it bigtime in responsiveness. Fuller question and background in the original email below... On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Martin Langhoff <[email protected]> wrote: > [ Working on an XO-1.5, F11, X.org 1.6.4, in Xinerama mode across a > Via/Chrome device and SiS USB2VGA.] > > The internal screen and desktop are 1200x900 and we cannot change that > (as we have hw that is locked to that rez). > > Is there a way to feed a Virtual config that is _smaller_ than the > display size, and have X put the (smaller) desktop in the center of > the screen, with black/white/grey bands around? > > Currently, X.org looks at Virtual and picks a _smaller_ mode. > > cheers, > > > m > -- > [email protected] > [email protected] -- School Server Architect > - ask interesting questions > - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first > - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff > > > > -- > [email protected] > [email protected] -- School Server Architect > - ask interesting questions > - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first > - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff > -- [email protected] [email protected] -- School Server Architect - ask interesting questions - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff _______________________________________________ [email protected]: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: [email protected]
