On 1 Jul 2002, Xavier Bestel wrote:
> Le lun 01/07/2002 � 19:36, Mark Vojkovich a �crit :
>
> > The root window can never change size throughout the X session,
> > Even with a single head, there is no mechanism in the X-window system
> > to resize the desktop. XFree86 hotkeys for mode switching merely
> > change the size of the viewport, not the root window.
>
> Could you clarify one point: I tought the RandR extension was done to
> enable the root window to resize. Am I right ? If yes, how will unaware
Yes, the RandR extension was created to support that. XFree86's
driver model doesn't support RandR though.
> application react ? Is there some doc somewhere discussing this I could
> read ?
>
Unaware apps will think the root window is the old size and have
artifacts that reflect that.
Mark.
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