screen dimensions

[Tarun Khanna]

The only solution that I've found (not really a solution) is to add another
panel below the task bar. That would push the task bar above in the visible
area. You still have unusable area at the bottom and perhaps on other edges
too.

It'll be nice to see a better solution though.


On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 3:47 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> On 04/16/2010 06:11 AM, Verde Denim wrote:
> > I'm running 8.04LTS on one of my servers. My 24" monitor went dead and my
> > fallback is my 42" flat screen (oh, boo-hoo).
> > It's great for looking at desktop apps and such, but the taskbar is out
> of
> > view. I'm trying to find a way to set the physical dimensions of the
> screen
> > such that I can see the entire layout.
> > So far, I've not found this. Does anyone know of a way to set these
> > dimensions?
> >
> > Thanks, as always, for the input...
>
> Often when I do a new installation the monitor settings are not detected
> properly & when the screen first appears I encounter the same situation.
> So here's a trick I learn quite some time ago:
>
> Right click a blank spot on the bottom panel & select 'Add to panel'.
> Then scroll down and select 'Main Menu' & click 'Add'. On the bottom
> panel you will see the circular Ubuntu icon, click it & select
> 'System|Preferences|Screen Resolution (or may be 'Display' on 8.04).
> From there you will be able to set the proper resolution/frequency.
>
> Alternatively, if that doesn't work for you:
>
> Alt-F2 then gnome-display-properties
> should get you into the same.
>
> You might then want to arrange that icon to the far left of the bottom
> panel & leave it there. It doesn't take up much room & can be handy to
> have.
>
>
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