From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LTN6T-0000yS-9w for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:10:13 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0498BE02E8; Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:10:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtpout.karoo.kcom.com (smtpout.karoo.kcom.com [212.50.160.34]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6B4BE02E8 for ; Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:10:11 +0000 (UTC) X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.37,356,1231113600"; d="scan'208";a="67243690" Received: from unknown (HELO compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org) ([213.152.39.90]) by smtpout.karoo.kcom.com with ESMTP; 31 Jan 2009 21:10:10 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.71] (unknown [192.168.1.71]) by compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCC0A1335DF for ; Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:10:06 +0000 (GMT) Message-Id: From: Stroller To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <878worjl07.fsf@newsguy.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v930.3) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Panning desktop on windows Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:10:08 +0000 References: <878worjl07.fsf@newsguy.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.930.3) X-Archives-Salt: 8122d1f8-fe0b-4160-9281-a26c6e592fa3 X-Archives-Hash: 1e8479f9218943fefbee874e81f82104 On 31 Jan 2009, at 20:09, Harry Putnam wrote: > ... > I'm using a 17 inch monitor so that (in X) gives me a 2048x1536 > virtual resolution in each of my virtual desktops. Bigger than my > monitor a fair bit so I'm able to pan around this monster by mousing > to the screen edges which pans the rest into view. Essentially the > limits of the hardware desktop are only a port hole into the bigger > virtual desktop. This is definitely available on Windows using 3rd-party apps. I'm pretty sure that - years ago - Matrox used to offer to install some utility when you installed their graphics drivers; the utility had a little icon that sat next to the clock, and when you double- clicked on it it opened a configuration window that offered options like this. Nvidia offer some really nice display utilities (or "enhanced driver" or whatever you want to call it) these days. I would consider their dual-head options worth the price of a graphics card, so I would see if you can try them out somewhere & see if it offers this functionality. Stroller.