[X2Go-User] [newb] display size ignored

[Mike Gabriel]

Hi Neal, hi Daniel,

On  Di 24 Dez 2013 16:06:06 CET, Neal Becker wrote:

> Neal Becker wrote:
>
>> Just trying x2go on fedora 20.
>>
>> Starting a kde session, the display size is ignored.  It takes the entire
>> display.  xdpyinfo reports:
>> screen #0:
>>   dimensions:    1920x1200 pixels (423x264 millimeters)
>>   resolution:    115x115 dots per inch
>>
>> The physical screen is (local X):
>> screen #0:
>>   dimensions:    1680x1050 pixels (371x232 millimeters)
>>   resolution:    115x115 dots per inch
>
> Found my answer (note: the x2go FAQ says to remove kscreen.  This is a non-
> starter (would remove many other dependent packages).  Here's the correct
> answer:
>
> Daniel Vrátil 2013-04-29 15:06:20 UTC
> Hi,
>
> unfortunately, I don't think there is a easy way to solve this.
>
> In general, this is not a bug. Using two applications that handle display
> resolution is not supported, as it can lead to many unexpectable  
> situations and
> race conditions.
>
> In your case I would suggest you disable KScreen KDED module (System  
> Settings ->
> Startup and Shutdown -> Service Manager, uncheck "KScreen 2"), since x2go
> handles resolution switches for you and only use the KScreen KCM to manually
> change output settings (rotation, enabling/disabling outputs etc).

@Daniel: thanks for providing this piece of information!!!

I updated the FAQ item in the wiki...

http://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/doc:faq:start#ubuntu_s_and_fedora_s_kde_won_t_resize_the_desktop_to_the_window_size_requested_by_x2go_client_how_can_i_fix_this

Mike
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