slack 8.1

[Ken Moffat]

dep wrote:

>begin  Ken Moffat's  quote:
>|   I installed Slack 8.1 from the iso, ran xf86config and startx,
>| but the (virtual?) screen is too large for my monitor, and scrolls
>| to the bottom and right when I move my mouse pointer to the edge.
>| I'm pretty sure it's a /etc/X11/XF86Config issue, but I'm not sure
>| how to proceed. Anyone ... ?
>
>you need a line, the syntax of which is, if i remember correctly, 
>"virtual XXX YYY" specifying your screen resolution. this should be 
>in the subsection display, right before the "end subsection" line.
>
>ie.:
>
>Virtual 800 600
>
>or Virtual 1024 768
>
>  
>
I found that my virtual screen is always set to the highest resolution. 
When I use 1280x1160 (or whatever it is) everything fits on the screen, 
but the lower resolutions, (1024x768 and 800x600) are larger than the 
screen, causing scrolling. I'm trying to use 3 resolutions, and I'm 
using Gnome. Xfce behaves the same.