problem with icon sizes KDE

SuSE05 · 05-02-2005, 09:39 PM

Installed the video card drivers for an ATI Radeon 9600 and was able to enable 3D acc'el and increased my FPS to almost 5000.

Set the size of my "desktop" to 1280 X 1024 (whatever the actual actual value is, is what I set). However, my icons are huge and when I go into the Control Center to change the settings of the desktop - the highest it will allow me to go is 1024 X 768.

What is up with this?

The mode in my XF86Config is set to 1280 X 1024...

Is SuSE limited or something on the size of desktop it allows?

piscikeeper · 05-02-2005, 10:00 PM

mine runs just fine @1280x1024.sax2 may need to be run through a few times to get the proper setting,it's kinda "finiky" about setting what it thinks is best instead of what you want.just run it,accept the default,restart the x-server then run it again and see what happens.

Jongi · 05-03-2005, 03:49 AM

Damn I've also noticed that on my SuSE 9.2 those icons are huge and it won't let me set the size to 1280x1024

SuSE05 · 05-03-2005, 10:20 PM

So, is this a KDE issue, or a video setting issue?

Can this be fixed without configuring the config files?

piscikeeper · 05-04-2005, 05:52 AM

it's a video settings issue.it can be fixed without manually editing the config files,but that is the fastest way.

Jongi · 06-06-2005, 10:09 AM

Equinox's desktop with smal icons: Equinox Desktop

My Desktop with huge a$$ icons: Jongi Desktop

piscikeeper · 06-06-2005, 09:54 PM

http://img241.echo.cx/img241/4382/su...folding3tw.png
this is 9.3,but i ran 9.2 with the same exact setup.8.2-9.1 were slightly different,but all used small icons on the desktop.

Jongi · 06-07-2005, 01:58 AM

piscikeeper I am not sure how that will help me.

Here is my XF86Config file (what I assume are the relevant sections) if it will help.

Code:

Section "Monitor"
  DisplaySize  340 270
  HorizSync    30-80
  Identifier   "Monitor[0]"
  ModelName    "AOPEN F1713"
  Option       "DPMS"
  VendorName   "AOP"
  VertRefresh  43-75
  UseModes     "Modes[0]"
EndSection

Section "Modes"
  Identifier   "Modes[0]"
  Modeline 	"1280x1024" 134.72 1280 1368 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1068
  Modeline 	"1280x960" 107.32 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 995
  Modeline 	"1280x960" 126.27 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1001
  Modeline 	"1152x864" 86.70 1152 1224 1344 1536 864 865 868 896
  Modeline 	"1152x864" 102.08 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 901
  Modeline 	"1024x768" 67.48 1024 1080 1184 1344 768 769 772 797
  Modeline 	"1024x768" 79.52 1024 1080 1192 1360 768 769 772 801
  Modeline 	"800x600" 40.19 800 832 912 1024 600 601 604 623
  Modeline 	"800x600" 47.53 800 840 920 1040 600 601 604 626
  Modeline 	"768x576" 37.37 768 800 880 992 576 577 580 598
  Modeline 	"768x576" 43.52 768 800 880 992 576 577 580 601
  Modeline 	"640x480" 25.10 640 656 720 800 480 481 484 498
  Modeline 	"640x480" 29.84 640 664 728 816 480 481 484 501
EndSection

Section "Screen"
  DefaultDepth 24
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      15
    Modes      "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" 
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      16
    Modes      "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" 
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      24
    Modes      "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" 
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      32
    Modes      "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" 
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      8
    Modes      "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" 
  EndSubSection
  Device       "Device[0]"
  Identifier   "Screen[0]"
  Monitor      "Monitor[0]"
EndSection

Section "Device"
  BoardName    "0x0312"
  BusID        "1:0:0"
  Driver       "nv"
  Identifier   "Device[0]"
  VendorName   "NVidia"
EndSection

Code:

Section "DRI"
    Group      "video"
    Mode       0660
EndSection

Jongi · 06-07-2005, 02:01 AM

Oh and this is what I see in YaST

Will a change of theme maybe help?

piscikeeper · 06-07-2005, 06:19 PM

Frequency: H.:24-80(KHz) V.:49-75(Hz)
these should be the frquencies for your monitor,if the manual says differently then use the ones in there.
the other question is the nvidia driver.your screenshot shows 3d as enabled,which means the nvidia binary driver is installed.
Driver "nv" <<== this line from the config file however,says that the default driver is being used instead.
double-check to make sure you used /etc/X11/xorg.conf for your post.everything else looks good.

Jongi · 06-08-2005, 02:38 AM

Oicikeeper: Thanks.

On the nVidia driver issue - there is a nVidia splash screen that shows up whenever i boot.

On the other issue i was just being stupid. I assumed that Control Center and YaST would have the same options. Alas not. So when I clicked on Control Center ---> Appearances --> Themes (or a similar path). And there there is an option to change the various options. It is all vague now but when I get home I will post the proper path.

Anyway here is the new look desktop. Much better I have to say.

rmasci · 06-08-2005, 07:26 AM

I had this problem with an old Dell that I purchased for $5 at a company desktop sale, which also had an ATI card in it. What I noticed is that Sax2 didn't identify my video card properly and used the VESA driver. This caused 'HUGE' icons, and you can't select anything higher. I then opened SaX and manually selected my monitor / video card. Before anyone scoffs at SaX2's abilities -- Windows XP didn't do any better, and I had to navigate to ATI to download a driver using a 640x480 screen (YEECH!) -- That's when I decided to put SuSE on it!

Jongi · 06-08-2005, 12:58 PM

Control Center --> Appearance and Themes --> Icons --> Advanced

rmasci · 06-08-2005, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jongi
Control Center --> Appearance and Themes --> Icons --> Advanced

Yes that will reduce the icon size, but in the messages above it states that in addition to the large icons, the user can't select a higher resolution than 1024x768. I had that same problem and using SaX2, and manually selecting the video card fixed it for me.