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List:       kde-user
Subject:    Re: KDE Control Panel too big for monitor
From:       Pam R <pam.roberts () btinternet ! com>
Date:       2001-07-21 22:44:39
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On Saturday 21 July 2001 23:21, Eric Kadison wrote:
> > Why don't you just resize it ?
>
> It won't let me resize the window.  Grabbing the corner gives me the resize
> mouse icon, but when I shrink it, nothing happens.
>
> Is KDE supposed to size the window to the display?  Is this an X issue?

This is KDE's Control Center, right ? I'm running KDE 2.1.1 on a Caldera 
system, ok so it is 1280x1024, but let me try shrinking the panel...

Ahh... I see what is happening. I've just started the Control Center and am 
looking at the 'Welcome' page and can shrink it to 610x450 but no further. 
But, if I choose Look and Feel->Desktop then it has grown to 660x560 and I 
can't reduce it !  I guess the minimum size is determined by how much has to 
be displayed (I note it doesn't use scroll bars). Maybe also by font sizes, 
let's try that...   Now, that's wierd - I just set the General font size to 
16pt (was 12) and now looking again at 'Look and Feel->Desktop I have large 
fonts but can shrink it right down to 600x240 !  And putting the font size 
back to 12pt it grows again !!

Very strange indeed - it's a KDE thing I would say, not X.  But I could be 
wrong.

BTW, have you tried using the Alt key to drag it ?

Pam

> Thanks,
> Eric
>
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I set up RH 7.1 with KDE 2.1.1 on my daughter's PC using 800x600 screen
> > > resolution.  The KDE Control Panel is too big for the screen!
> >
> > With the top
> >
> > > of the CP window at the top edge of the screen, the region of
> >
> > the CP that
> >
> > > has the OK and APPLY buttons is below the bottom of the display, so the
> > > buttons are unreachable.  I've only used KDE on higher
> >
> > resolution displays
> >
> > > before this, where the CP window fits just fine.  What's going on here?
> > >
> > > Is KDE supposed to size the CP window according to the display
> >
> > size?  Does
> >
> > > KDE require 1024 x 768 as a minimum?  Is X supposed to be
> >
> > supplying screen
> >
> > > size information, but not doing it?  (I initially installed the system
> > > using my monitor, which is larger, and used either 1024x768 or
> >
> > 1152x864.
> >
> > > After that was working, I switched to her monitor by changing
> >
> > the params in
> >
> > > XFree86-4).
> > >
> > > RH 7.1, XFree 4.0.? (whatever comes with RH 7.1), ATI Xpert 98, 15"
> > > monitor, AMD K6/2-450.
> >
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