On Thu, 2006-04-06 at 20:53 -0500, Paul wrote: > On Thu, 2006-04-06 at 15:22 -0400, William L. Maltby wrote: > > On Thu, 2006-04-06 at 13:32 -0500, Chris Peikert wrote: > > > How do you resize the screen to fit everything in it? I cant tell what > > > the resolution is set at but would like to change it. > > > > Do I detect a brand new user here? If so, your Q's are just beginning. > > Be careful not to alienate the ones who may be able to help. Besides the > > books you mentioned earlier, be sure and google, etc. Also, check out > > the FAQ for CentOS for some tips that help all of us. > <SNIP> > > If you are neededing to get more text into a browser, often a <ctl> and > > + or <ctl> and - will change fonts. In xterms, you need to use the View > > menu to do it. > > A much simpler way for a new user to do it would be to go into the > "Applications" panel menu, then go into "System Settings" and select the > "Display" application. Not to be argumentative, but isn't it simpler for a new user to either change screen resolution by a <ctl>-<alt> and plus/minus *if* he had multiple resolutions set up already than to navigate unknown menus? That was at the start of this thread. If he doesn't have it set up, then while in a browser or xterm, again a 2 key combo for temporary grow or shrink seems simpler than navigating strange menus. MHO. But I'm an old CLI guy and have always gone for the shortest distance... > This is assuming you are using the system in GUI mode, since you are > asking a question about changing display resolution probably a good bet. > > Nothing like making things more complex for a new user than needed. Confusion was not intentional. If you had come on the scene sooner, I could have kept quiet and let you show the "right" way. I was looking for the shortest path to his immediate need. He wanted to get more on the screen. > <snip sig> -- Bill -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20060406/2928a31c/attachment-0005.sig>