On Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:07:04 -0400, Brandon Allbery wrote:
On Tue, 6 Sep 2011 04:02:39 -0400, Brandon Allbery wrote:
I don't understand why large desktop is not so much common[...] [...] While it was originally introduced to allow multiple monitor resolutions to coexist
Probably you're talking about RandR, and you're right. Another unfortune is that it's (also) poorly documented. Though I'm not sure if meddling RandR to achieve large desktop is the best way...
(There is an additional limitation based on protocol pixel addressability ― +/- 32767, IIRC ― but I think modern servers have extensions to correct that
16-bitness is part of X11 protocol (Xlib functions do take 32 bits arguments, but don't get fooled) and it persists. "X12" page (http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/X12) says: 15 bit coordinate limit Ouch. 32768 pixels at 100dpi is 8.3 meters. Regards, Teika (Teika kazura)