Hello ,

i have mandrake 2006 installed , when i switch resolution from 800x600 to 1024x768 why isn't everything smaller and more things are viewable like windows ?
for example this site linuxquestions.org isn't fully viewable on 1024x768 , i have to scroll right and left to see everything , but 1024x768 on windows shows me all the site and i don't have to scroll right and left .


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i fixed the problem ,
i used the icon in the taskbar instead of going to Mandrake Linux Control Center .
although i don't know why changing the resolution from Mandrake Linux Control Center didn't have any effect .

Bet you are using KDE...right?

You can use controlcenter to make the needed adjustments.

thats the difference between screen resolution and virtual resolution i.e. you seem to have changed the virtual resolution so that everything looks the same size (whereas it normally gets a little smaller) but to see the whole screen you have to scroll - so you have the screen set to 800x600 but virtual set to 1024x768

regards

John