[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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