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----Display settings question
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MEPIS is cool!   Joined: Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:57 am Posts: 889 Location: West Central PA Has thanked: 35 times Have thanks: 28 times 
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Post # 302342
 ----Display settings question [Solved]My monitor display runs well at 1280x720 with the screen filling the monitor like it should. However, each time I shut down or reboot the system wants to default to 1440x900 and then I have things off the screen, such as my minimize, maximize and red close program buttons. Why would the system want to default to such a large screen resolution?
Is there a way to stop this? Running M11 standard and I have a 19 inch monitor measured diagonally. Thanks |
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MEPIS Guide   Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:05 pm Posts: 2207 Location: Pinellas Park, FL Has thanked: 62 times Have thanks: 1104 times
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Post # 302344
Re: ----Display settings question When you change the resolution in the System Settings -> Display & Monitor -> Size & Orientation are you using the Save as Default button after you apply the change? That should make the setting permanent.
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| Sat Jul 07, 2012 1:51 pm |
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Re: ----Display settings question
Because that's the native resolution of your monitor. Rather than fight it (I used to try and force an other-than-native res), with M11 I finally went with the defaults and adjusted fonts and icon sizes and application display setting to accommodate my tired old eyes. _________________ Asus M4A87TD USB3 AMD 870 Socket AM3 Athlon II X4 630 2.8GHz Quad Core GeForce 9500 GT 1GB PCIe, nVidia TwinView Kingston 2G x 2 1333 DDR3 WD Caviar 500GB x 2 SATA hdd |
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MEPIS is cool! Joined: Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:57 am Posts: 889 Location: West Central PA Has thanked: 35 times Have thanks: 28 times
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Post # 302347
Re: ----Display settings question
Not finding that button but after accepting that configuration, it is saying that is the default. |
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| Sat Jul 07, 2012 2:01 pm |
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MEPIS is cool! Joined: Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:57 am Posts: 889 Location: West Central PA Has thanked: 35 times Have thanks: 28 times
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Post # 302348
Re: ----Display settings question
How do I go about doing that? Thanks |
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| Sat Jul 07, 2012 2:02 pm |
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MEPIS Enthusiast  Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:54 am Posts: 9166 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma U.S.A. Has thanked: 2710 times Have thanks: 574 times
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Post # 302362
Re: ----Display settings question In System Settings/Applications Appearance/
Be sure to go through kdesu systemsettings to set things. _________________ "There is no "slippery slope" toward loss of liberties, only a long staircase where each step downward must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders." Alan K. Simpson |
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| Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:44 pm |
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MEPIS is cool! Joined: Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:57 am Posts: 889 Location: West Central PA Has thanked: 35 times Have thanks: 28 times
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Post # 302376
Re: ----Display settings question
Thanks. I found where I can change the icon and font sizes. The default was a font size 9 and I went to 8 for all the fonts. Not sure I would want to go much smaller but don't know if that will help at all once I reboot and this all changes with the resolution? |
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| Sun Jul 08, 2012 5:56 am |
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MEPIS Enthusiast Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:54 am Posts: 9166 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma U.S.A. Has thanked: 2710 times Have thanks: 574 times
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Post # 302380
Re: ----Display settings question You want to use larger fonts and the native resolution together. Native resolution should make the windows the right size. The larger fonts/icons will make it easier to read. I'd suggest going to 10. Some might need to go even larger.
If this doesn't help you'll need to adjust the dpi so that things are larger. But don't do that until trying the above. _________________ "There is no "slippery slope" toward loss of liberties, only a long staircase where each step downward must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders." Alan K. Simpson |
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| Sun Jul 08, 2012 7:06 am |
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MEPIS is cool! Joined: Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:57 am Posts: 889 Location: West Central PA Has thanked: 35 times Have thanks: 28 times
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Post # 302529
Re: ----Display settings question
Well, I tried fonts set at 12 and when I reboot and open anything to full page the top row (title row with the close, minimize and maximize buttons are off screen with the default resolution. These settings make all the fonts larger and easier to read but, I really do not need them that size (yet). Just wish the resolution would fit the screen. How do I adjust the dpi? |
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| Tue Jul 10, 2012 5:55 am |
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MEPIS Enthusiast Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:54 am Posts: 9166 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma U.S.A. Has thanked: 2710 times Have thanks: 574 times
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Post # 302537
Re: ----Display settings question What is the model number of your monitor (or laptop)?
_________________ "There is no "slippery slope" toward loss of liberties, only a long staircase where each step downward must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders." Alan K. Simpson |
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