> 4556At 08:28 PM 1/18/2005, cervixcouch wrote: > >>"Sometimes, when I'm in an application (doesn't matter which one) I'll >>click on a button and the next window that opens will be cropped," > > I've run into the same problem with my 19inch monitor. I have gone the > same > route as you and had to compromise with screen resolution and font > size. Some of the menus still disappear below the screen. > I'm not very computer literate but it seems a solution would be a > customized screen resolution menu. I wonder if a video card would > offer > a solution. > If you find an answer please let me in on it. > Owen > >
I suspected that it was a problem with either my WindowManager (I was using gdm then switched to kdm then xdm) or XWindows, so I started fiddling with some settings. Well, as a result of doing something very stupid in the control panel, I managed to totally wreck XWindows so it would start at all. I uninstalled xorg, kde, gnome and icewm then reinstalled them, except for kde 'cause I was feeling lazy and short on time. Miraculously, when X started working again everything was fine. I opened up certain windows/dialog boxes that previously consistently appeared cropped and now they all appear as they should. Granted, what I did was extreme, but it seems to rule out a video card or screen resolution problem, since I'd already tried that. I'm still not sure what in the WindowManager caused the problem, though. I was hoping to find a miracle setting in a config file somewhere, but now I'll have to wait until the problem recurs. Also, to Mr. JoeHill: pekwm is a tad minimal for my taste. I do like at least a little butter on my biscuit!
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