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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 22:57:54
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On Saturday 21 July 2001 23:50, akar 'th 'orrible wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Jul 2001 08:21, 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?
> >
> > Thanks,
>
> I actually can't remember. I use 800x600 normally but with the display set
> 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480 so I can magnify or reduce the screen as
> necessary. In this mode it draws everything as it would at 1024x768 and
> scrolls the 800x600 window around on top as you get to the edges.
>
> If that is what yours does then take the 1024x768 size out. If it is an
> immovable 800x600 then as I remember there was no problem with CP being to
> big so somehow kde is running with the old settings.
> This could be fixed by deleting the users home/.kde folder but you will
> lose all configs.
> Instead try modifying this part of home/$USER/.kde/share/config/kcontrolrc
> [GENERAL]
> InitialHeight 768=554
> InitialWidth 1024=789
>
> The file is called that in kde2.2 I dont know about kde2.1 because there is
> also an empty kcminitrc file which may or may not be the old one.
>
It's the same file in kde2.1.1, but all it does it to store the size when you 
last shut the Control Center down.

Pam

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