Re: FVWM: X-display larger than physical screen

From: Erik Steffl <esteffl_at_pbi.net>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 09:03:39 -0700

  set proper geometry for the window. if you specify geometry that
exceeds the size of physical screen then the window will be larger than
physical screen, that's how it's supposed to work.

  you can start it maximized, I guess, or you can write a function to
figure out what the geometry is.

        erik

Geoff Kingsmill wrote:
>
> I am running fvwm. When some X-Applications are displayed the actual
> X-display is larger than the physical screen.
>
> I can reproduce the problem by issueing the command
> "xterm -geometry 200x10000". If I use this command to create a display
> on a node running MWM then the created display is only as large as the
> physical screen. If I display the same application on a system running
> FVWM then the created display is much larger than the physical screen.
> If I Maximize the X display then the window reduces in size so that it
> fits on the physical screen.
>
> How can I configured fvwm so that when a X-Application starts it is no
> larger than the physical display?
>
> Thanks,
> Geoff..
>
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