Re: [Nautilus-list] Background Size

[Ben FrantzDale <bfrantzdale hmc edu>]

Yes. It's definately worth filling out a bug report.

--Ben

On 03 Aug 2001 13:39:43 -0400, ///o-o\\\ wrote:
> i just found out that when i actually open the nautilus browser, the
> background images is re-drawn properly.
> is this bugzilla worthy?
> _______________________
> ///o-o\\\
> Jamie LaScolea
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "///o-o\\\" <jamie jazzynotions com>
> To: <nautilus-list lists eazel com>
> Cc: <lindkvis stud ntnu no>
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 10:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nautilus-list] Background Size
> 
> 
> | i'm not sure this is the case.
> | here is my exact scenerio:
> |
> | - working at 1024x768
> | - halt computer
> | - boot up later (no external monitor) at 800x600
> | - if nautilus is disabled from drawing my desktop, the background image is
> | drawn and scaled properly, using Ximian GNOME
> | - if nautilus is NOT disabled, and draws my desktop, the background image
> is
> | drawn and scaled as if it's still at 1024x768.
> |
> | nautilus draws _over_ what GNOME draws, and i can see GNOME has drawn it
> | properly before nautilus does it's drawing. so this leads me to believe
> it's
> | a bug with nautilus.
> |
> | thanx.
> | ________________________
> | ///o-o\\\
> | Jamie LaScolea
> | ----- Original Message -----
> | From: "Gaute Lindkvist" <lindkvis stud ntnu no>
> | To: <jamie jazzynotions com>; <bfrantzdale hmc edu>
> | Cc: <nautilus-list lists eazel com>
> | Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 11:19 AM
> | Subject: Re: [Nautilus-list] Background Size
> |
> |
> | | > By this do you mean that your desktop background image isn't being
> | | > scaled to fit the screen or that there are icons that are in the
> bottom
> | | > right corner of the screen at 1024x768 that are hidden at 800x600?
> | |
> | | Actually.. I'm beginning to think that he may be experiencing the limits
> | | of X. X cannot really change resolution dynamically, so if a user
> switches
> | | between 1024x768 and 800x600 with for instance ctrl-alt-+/-, the desktop
> | | will still be the size of the first resolution listed under that
> | | color-depth in XF86Config. This would mean that the desktop is still
> 1024
> | | pixels wide, but the resolution 800x600.. this is solved with
> | | virtual-screen (scrolling).
> | |
> | | The solution is to change the values and restart X every time you need
> to
> | | change resolution properly.
> | |
> | | >> howdy,
> | | >> i am new to ximian gnome (and Linux in general) and have a question
> | | >> concerning how Nautilus draws the background. i use it on a laptop
> that
> | |
> | | I'm sorry if the above solution isn't applicable, but you stated that
> you
> | | were new to Linux in general, and this is something plenty of newbies
> have
> | | problems with.
> | |
> | | Gaute
> | |
> | |
> |
> |
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