display "stretched"

[brian]

brian wrote:
> Kevin J. Cummings wrote:
>> brian wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I tried resetting using xrandr:
>>>
>>> $ xrandr --fb 1152x864
>>> xrandr: specified screen 1152x864 not large enough for output default 
>>> (1360x864+0+0)
>>
>> Does:
>>
>> xrandr -s 1360x864
>>
>> work any better for you?  I find that I have to issue 2 commands since 
>> it "thinks" its already in the size I wish to choose, so I'd do:
>>
>> xrandr -s 800x600
>> xrandr -s 1360x864
> 
> Of course, I forgot your suggestion to issue 2 commands.
> 
>> -s sets the screen size.  -fb sets the frame buffer size.  The frame 
>> buffer size needs to be large enough to hold the largest screen size, 
>> since a smaller screen size can be "scrolled" to view the entire frame 
>> buffer if necessary.  In Xorg.conf parlance, -fb is the "virtual 
>> screen size", and -s is the actual screen size.  When -s is smaller 
>> than -fb, the screen can be scrolled (via mouse movements) to view the 
>> entire frame buffer.
> 
> Eminently sensible. I obviously didn't read the man page carefully 
> enough. I'll try that the next time this occurs. Thanks.
> 

Just to be clear, I'll issue:

xrandr -s 800x600
xrandr -s 1152x864

You had the second one as the "wrong" dimensions.

I'm still confused about the horizontal labelled as being larger while 
it's the vertical dimension that's been changed.