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From: Ragnar <bowden@cs.odu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: X-windows screen wraps around, help....
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 16:02:19 -0500
Organization: Old Dominion University
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On Sun, 11 Feb 1996, unself wrote:

> linux) in 1024x768 it jumps 1/4 of the inch over (and requires manual 
> adjustments of the nobs on the front),  I have the same problem if i put 
> win95 in 1024x768, or if i put OS/2 in 1024x768.  So i've noticed this same 
> bug in 3 operating sytems.  Either each time i'm using some setting wrong, or 

It's not a bug, all three windowing environments are using different dot 
clock settings for the same mode.  You can play with the dot clock 
settings in X, but I don't know about OS/2, or Windoze.

Jamie

I spent yesterday thinking about the tomorrow that is today.