When Maximized, data goes beyong edge of screen.

[Steven Vollom]

Art Alexion wrote:
> On Tuesday 30 September 2008 1:57:26 pm Steven Vollom wrote:
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>> The problem is on my laptop and I am on my desktop right now.  I haven't
>> been able to get the print screen key to function yet on the laptop.
>>     
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> Shouldn't be necessary.  Either open the file in kate (advanced text editor, 
> in the menu) and copy and paste it, or type
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> cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf in a terminal and copy it from there.
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I copied *cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf, *but it remains the same.  The page 
extends below the screen and does not have a scroll capability.
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>> *There was an instruction with warning as follows*: # edit this file
>> with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
>> # (type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.) * I did not do this.
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>> Later I may have screwed up.  It says as follows*:
>> # if you have edited this file but wopuld like it to be automatically
>> updated
>> # again, run the following command:
>> # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg  *I did this with the
>> following result:
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>> *steven at steven-laptop:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfgure -phigh xserver-xorg
>> [sudo] password for steven: **
>> xserver-xorg postinst warning:  overwriting possibly-custpomised
>> configuration
>>    file; backup in /etc/x11/xorg.conf.20080930134446
>> steven at steven-laptop:~$  *Have I damaged anything?
>>     
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> Unlikely.  How does it work now?
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It stayed the same.
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