On Mon, May 13, 2002 at 12:12:38PM +0200, Eric Noack wrote: > Does anybody know how to turn of the bigger virtual desktop size, when changing to >lower resolutions? > > Once upon a time(was it an 3.x Xserver, i dont remember) it was possible to set the > "Virtual" > Option in the "Display" Subsection of the "Screen" section > in "XFree86Config" > to a lower setting than your maximum mode, which lead to using of a higher virtual >resolution only if i changed to a higher mode than i set in Virtual.
I don't think so. That's not how X works, afaik. With X, once the root window (and its dimensions) are established, it stays that way throughout the session. > Now my question again, is it possible to turn the usage of a virtual desktop off? >(and how) Wait for the XRandR (resize/rotate) extension to make its way into a release version of XFree86. It will add provisions for changing the real desktop dimensions (and dynamically rotating the display in mid-session too). > PPS: Of course its possible to work around my specific problem by letting wine grab >the cursor completely, or not to use Windoze games at all, but that's another >question <g> Use a recent version of Wine, install the WineSetup tool, and enable DirectX cursor grabbing. That will allow Windows programs that use the DirectInput APIs to keep the mouse cursor within their window (this is off by default). -- Derrik Pates | Sysadmin, Douglas School | #linuxOS on EFnet [EMAIL PROTECTED] | District (dsdk12.net) | #linuxOS on OPN _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
