LinuxQuestions.org - Screen Resolution Problem (Details included)

Hi Everyone.

My current Flat Panel LCD Monitor is a ViewSonic VA1912wb connected to my Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX through DVI Connection. (Monitor Info here thanks to aysiu. )

My problem is: I switched to my LCD's recommended resolution of 1440x900, but the screen scrolls, GNOME does not fit on the screen, I need to drag my mouse down in order to scroll the screen to see my task bar, for instance.

The 1440x900 resolution allows me to see very clearly, I like this, is there anyway to shrink the height of the space down, and not squish my resolution at the same time? I think there may have been something called a virtual resolution or something of the sort.

I will include my Xorg.conf file, if there is any other information needed that could help you help me, I'll provide it. :) I thank you for listening.

Code:

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)

#

# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using

# values from the debconf database.

#

# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.

# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)

#

# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*

# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg

# package.

#

# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated

# again, run the following command:

#  sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg



Section "Files"

        FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"

        FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"

        FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"

        FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"

        FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"

        FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID"

        FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"

        FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"

        # paths to defoma fonts

        FontPath        "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"

        FontPath        "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"

EndSection



Section "Module"

        Load        "GLcore"

        Load        "i2c"

        Load        "bitmap"

        Load        "ddc"

        Load        "dri"

        Load        "extmod"

        Load        "freetype"

        Load        "glx"

        Load        "int10"

        Load        "type1"

        Load        "vbe"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

        Identifier        "Generic Keyboard"

        Driver                "kbd"

        Option                "CoreKeyboard"

        Option                "XkbRules"        "xorg"

        Option                "XkbModel"        "pc104"

        Option                "XkbLayout"        "us"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

        Identifier        "Configured Mouse"

        Driver                "mouse"

        Option                "CorePointer"

        Option                "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"

        Option                "Protocol"                "ImPS/2"

        Option                "Emulate3Buttons"        "true"

        Option                "ZAxisMapping"                "4 5"

EndSection



Section "Device"

        Identifier        "NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Default Card"

        Driver                "nvidia"

        BusID                "PCI:8:0:0"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

        Identifier        "VA1912wSERIE"

        HorizSync        30-82

        VertRefresh        50-85

        Option                "DPMS"

EndSection



Section "Screen"

        Identifier        "Default Screen"

        Device                "NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Default Card"

        Monitor                "VA1912wSERIE"

        DefaultDepth        24

        SubSection "Display"

                Depth                1

                Modes                "1440x900" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x640" "640x480"

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Depth                4

                Modes                "1440x900" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x640" "640x480"

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Depth                8

                Modes                "1440x900" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x640" "640x480"

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Depth                15

                Modes                "1440x900" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x640" "640x480"

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Depth                16

                Modes                "1440x900" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x640" "640x480"

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Depth                24

                Modes                "1440x900" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x640" "640x480"

        EndSubSection

EndSection



Section "ServerLayout"

        Identifier        "Default Layout"

        Screen                "Default Screen"

        InputDevice        "Generic Keyboard"

        InputDevice        "Configured Mouse"

EndSection



Section "DRI"

        Mode        0666

EndSection

The Remedy
It seems the problem wasn't in X, but in the way that GNOME automatically made the resolution set to 1440x1024. All I needed to do was go to System > Preferences > Screen Resolution and select.

My thanks go to:
Aysiu (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=113913)
Centinul (http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=400892)
Thanks you guys! :)