Re: Newby needs help

[Neo <ssawgift@xxxxxxx>]

David Curry wrote:

> Trevor Maranda wrote:
>
> > david walcroft wrote:
> >
> > > Trevor Maranda wrote:
> > >
> > > > Could someone please help me. I'm only very new to Linux and I'm 
> > > > running Fedora Core 3. My system is a 2500+ amd-512 mb's ram with a 
> > > > tnt2 graphic card. Heres the problem. I run my screen at 800x600 in 
> > > > size and when I try to add things in certain programs I can't 
> > > > because I've run out of screen space. How can I resize the window 
> > > > I'm working in to get to the Cancel OK buttons etc. Thanks for all 
> > > > the help and I apologize if this is the wrong group etc.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers from
> > > > Trevor Maranda
> > > > (Mudgee NSW Australia)
> > > Trevor
> > >      Do you still have the Vert. and Horiz. refresh rates for the 
> > > monitor
> > >
> > >   Regards   david
> > >
> > > ( being in Mudgee I guess you will have a wine for Austalia day ;-)   )
> > No I don't have them. Its a Viewmaster 17 inch.
> You may be able to find specs for the monitor on the manufacturer's 
> website or elsewhere through Google.
I think it's very *stupid* of FC or Linux to require end users to 
manually speicy the H/V refresh rates. On Windows, you never need to do 
that. I think there must be a *safe* default rates for all monitors. 
Linux developers perhaps don't know that.