[GLLUG] KDE from command line

Ben Pfaff blp@cs.stanford.edu
20 Mar 2002 17:54:14 -0800


Matt Graham <danceswithcrows@usa.net> writes:

> TANGENT:  Is anyone here aware of real tech info on why that virtual 
> screen misfeature persists in modern implementations of X?  People 
> complain about it all the time on c.o.l.misc.  I assume it persists 
> because of old X applications that can't handle having the X-server 
> itself move/+resize windows, or the lack of a mechanism for the X 
> server to tell the clients, "screen resolution is now FOOxBAR, take 
> whatever action you see fit."

I always thought that the virtual screen was a feature, not a
misfeature.  It always came in handy for me, at least.
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