slack 8.1

[Kurt Wall]

Also sprach Ken Moffat:
>
>   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 ...?

I do two things, only one of which is necessary. 

First, use the Modes line in the Display subsections to specify only 
the mode you use most:

[...]
SubSection "Display"
	Depth 24
	Modes "1600x1200"
EndSubSection
[...]

Second, if you want to use multiple modes, use the Virtual keyword in the 
Screen section to limit the size of the virtual desktop to the size of the
mode you want:

SubSection "Display"
	Depth 24
	Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024"
	Virtual "1600x1200"
EndSubSection

Kurt
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