Paul Gear wrote: > bryn mitchell wrote: > >> i am running hardy heron on a Dell inspiron 6400 and want to connect it to a >> wide screen panasonic HDTV via a VGA connection. >> the closest resolution i can use is 1280x768 but it still leaves about 40% >> of the desktop display off the television display. it re-positions the task >> bar up the laptop monitor and shortens it so that it can be seen on the >> television display bu the rest of the desktop is lost on the TV. >> the laptop is about 3 yrs old and hardy heron was installed thru XP home. >> how can i fix this problemo to allow me to see all the desktop? >> >> > If this is a normal desktop, i suggest running a more recent distro than > hardy. For most desktop users, the latest Ubuntu version is usually > stable enough for everyday use. At the very least i'd suggest upgrading > to jaunty now.
P.S. Not that this is a guarantee that your problem will be fixed... It's just more likely that features which enable that sort of thing will be present on more recent distros.
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