Re: can we change desktop size

Tim Roberts <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.xfree86.devel
Organization Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Karthik Ramamoorthy wrote:

>       I used some API(XF86VidSwitchMode) to change the resolution of
>the Monitor, but its nto changing the size of the Desktop.
>
>      So know i am in serach of some API to change the Desktop size.
>So if anybody has some idea or know API to change the Desktop size
>please mail me.
>  
>

The standard X protocol simply does not allow this.  The desktop size is 
fixed at startup time and must remain a constant.

The xrandr extension in XFree86 adds this ability.  That's the only way, 
without stopping and restarting the server.

-- 
Tim Roberts, [email protected]
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
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