When Maximized, data goes beyong edge of screen.

[Steven Vollom]

Willy K. Hamra wrote:
> Steven Vollom wrote:
>   
>> Ignazio Palmisano wrote:
>>     
>>> Steven Vollom wrote:
>>> [snip]
>>>   
>>>       
>>>>> It may be helpful if you paste the contents of /etc/X11/xorg.conf with your 
>>>>> reply.
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>> steven at steven-laptop:~$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>>
>> # xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
>>
>> #
>>
>> # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
>>
>> # values from the debconf database.
>>
>> #
>>
>> # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
>>
>> # (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
>>
>> #
>>
>> # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
>>
>> # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
>>
>> # package.
>>
>> #
>>
>> # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
>>
>> # again, run the following command:
>>
>> # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
>>
>>
>> Section "InputDevice"
>>
>> Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
>>
>> Driver "kbd"
>>
>> Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
>>
>> Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
>>
>> Option "XkbLayout" "us"
>>
>> EndSection
>>
>>
>> Section "InputDevice"
>>
>> Identifier "Configured Mouse"
>>
>> Driver "mouse"
>>
>> Option "CorePointer"
>>
>> EndSection
>>
>>
>> Section "InputDevice"
>>
>> Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
>>
>> Driver "synaptics"
>>
>> Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
>>
>> Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
>>
>> Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
>>
>> Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "0"
>>
>> EndSection
>>
>>
>> Section "Device"
>>
>> Identifier "Configured Video Device"
>>
>> EndSection
>>
>>
>> Section "Monitor"
>>
>> Identifier "Configured Monitor"
>>
>> EndSection
>>
>>
>> Section "Screen"
>>
>> Identifier "Default Screen"
>>
>> Monitor "Configured Monitor"
>>
>> Device "Configured Video Device"
>>
>> EndSection
>>
>>
>> Section "ServerLayout"
>>
>> Identifier "Default Layout"
>>
>> Screen "Default Screen"
>>
>> InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
>>
>> EndSection
>>
>>     
>
> hmmm... there isn't anything in there! this is an almost empty
> configuration file, no screens defined, no graphic card, no nothing,
> juts some useful input configurations. i wasn't following the thread
> from it's begining, did steven mention what his graphic card is?
>
>   
I opened System Settings, Monitor & Display, it said the Graphics card 
is ATI Radeon.  I am not comfortable with that for some reason; is there 
a way to find my Video Card, other than Monitor & Display of System 
Settings?
Steven