Screen set-up

[Ari Torhamo]

ke, 2005-02-02 kello 12:01 +0000, Keith Powell kirjoitti:
> I haven't seen this problem on the list, so I hope it hasn't already 
> been answered!
> 
> After installation, the desktop and, consequently, the applications are 
> shifted well to the right on my monitor screen.  The left side of the 
> desktop is well away from the edge of the screen (giving a wide band of 
> black), while the right side is so far over, that I can't see the "trash 
> can" or the scroll bars.
> 
> I am running two other distros and have tried several others.  With all 
> of these, the desktop is correctly positioned, almost touching the edge 
> of the screen on either side. It's just Ubuntu which is giving me this 
> problem.
> 
> Is there any way of altering the desktop's position in Ubuntu and move 
> it to the left? I can't find a way.
> 
> If I physically alter the settings of the monitor, all other distros are 
> wrongly positioned.
> 
> The monitor is an LCD and Ubuntu is set to the correct settings of 
> 1024x768 at 75Hz.
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Keith


I have the same problem, but if I remember right I had it before Ubuntu
too with either Mandrake or Fedora. Does anyone know if this depends on
which window manger or maybe which version of X one is using.

Cheers,

Ari