Re: Everything is still HUGE

[Erik Bågfors <bagfors pdc kth se>]

> I sent this out a few days ago and got a couple of responses from some nice 
> people. But still no luck.
> 
> Anymore ideas?
> 
> Help. I'm new to Linux.
> My GNOME windows are HUGE! and so are the fonts. In some cases I can get the
> window to fit but the borders, fonts etc are still huge.
> 
> I have tried the following:
> 1) Red the FAQ on the GNOME page
> 2) right click ->Window Size->Size->Max Size Toggle.     Avail Max Size 
> Width Height etc.
> 3) I tried ctrl-alt + and -
> 4) I tried changing all of the options under control     pannel ie: theme 
> etc.
> 5) I tried changing all of the settings under   enlightenment
> 6)xf86Config - I have tried all kinds of configurations including momchrome, 
> VGA, SVGA etc. I have the monitor and video adapter specs to refer to.
> 7)XConfigurator - fails. unable to configure
> One possibility. After I do xf86Config do I need to copy the file somewhere 
> before I type startx?
> 
> I am using Red Hat 6.1 with an SIS 5597 onboard VGA adapter with a Packard 
> Bell PentiumII
> 

What do you get from this command
xdpyinfo | grep dim

/Erik

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