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It's impossible to modify anything in ubuntu with resolutions under 1024x768.
My PC has a CRT monitor, with a max resolution of 1024x768, but only at a 60hz refresh rate, so i have to run it in 800x600.
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dburanen wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 02:05
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My eee pc would like this!
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lil_kreen wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 03:03
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especially since my laptop has a LCD that doesn't detect properly and won't scroll the screen so I can click stuff on the bottom during install. It was a pain to get ubuntu to install properly.
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MatthewGreen wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 11:59
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and for 800x480 please
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asdf21 wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 12:33
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Right, seeing as i can't edit the idea, i'll just post it here.
My idea is they could make the windows scale according to what resolution is set.
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tigr wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 17:57
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There are several windows that are too big without any reasons for that. And the main problem that these windows cannot be shrinked down. For instance, in kubuntu alot of windows do not fit 600x800 resolution. Amarok settings, Ksysguard, most applets in system settings, about boxes in most kde programs and so on.
The main problem here that UI designers do not put any efforts in making windows fit small resolutions.
And most of these windows could be fixed pretty easy.
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pad01 wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 21:52
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sorry, but dont you think its better to buy a new Monitor instead of asking the developers to support Antique hardware?
Maybe you shoud install Ubuntu Mobile Edition^^ (sorry for that)
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jsnow wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 22:53
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I run ubuntu on a living room computer with no monitor, just an s-video scan converter. It runs at something like 640x440 (not 640x480). It works, but not as well as I'd like (if it weren't for [alt]-[f7], I wouldn't be able to get at some of the contents of many of the dialog boxes.
It would be great if there was some installation option to tell ubuntu that it's connected to a display that can only run at a particular resolution, and not to try to switch video modes when booting and shutting down. Some of the fancier text modes just result in garbled screen junk.
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cnig wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 08:18
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@pad01: I agree with you! Buy a monitor!
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rslrdx wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 17:09
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@pad01: If ubuntu wants to become popular, it needs to suport the old monitors, people in third world countrys, like South Africa, where the ubuntu founder came from, dont have the means to afford new monitors. But if you think only of wealth countrys... well... charge for ubuntu... they are wealthy enough to aford winblows... might as well pay for ubuntu and have it further developed, or just be nice to everyone, including 3rd world.
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zaryk wrote on the 12 Mar 08 at 17:52
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There are some situations when resolution higher than 800x600 isn't available. Ubuntu should be more flexible and work well even with low resolutions.
Gnome team should work on some improvements.
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OliverGerlich wrote on the 12 Apr 08 at 08:59
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Yes, would be nice if Ubuntu could still be used on old monitors. I recently had to use an old monitor while setting up a machine, and it was really no fun...
Now with the eeePc the same problem comes back, and can't be solved with buying a bigger screen.
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light50 wrote on the 24 May 08 at 23:46
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I'm with zaryk. What about televisions like my 42 inch plasma? It's really annoying having to frequently work around this problem.
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BinarySplit wrote on the 19 Oct 08 at 20:11
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I used to be a resolution junkie, finding any resolution less than 3120x(800/1024 - dual monitor) intolerable. But I learned that this was only because Windows' windows were continually trying to cram in more toolbars and decorations.
Now that I'm on Ubuntu, my thirst for resolution is sated at a mere 1440x900, but as a lot of the apps that I run are in relatively small VM or VNC windows, I'm starting to feel claustrophobic again.
IMHO, window bloat is even worse than memory bloat. Memory bloat can be fixed by throwing more money at your rig, but window bloat unavoidably disrupts your cognition by adding distractions and clutter, reducing your productivity. Anyone that has moved from Pidgin to Windows Live Messenger, or from Google Chrome to a toolbar-laden Internet Explorer will certainly know what I'm talking about.
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