Very Computer

   I just installed Storm Linux 2000 Rain edition.
   I set the monitor to use 800x600 because I only have
a 14" monitor.
   When I try to do something that creates a new tabbed
window, the "OK" and "Cancel" buttons are off the screen
on the bottom and there's no way to move the window up
any more.
   Is there a keyboard command that will make the windows
smaller so I can use them? I have several open now and
can't do anything with them or close them because there's
no "X" button on top of the windows. They're off the screen
at the top, too.
 How do I get rid of them?

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On Fri, 30 Jun 2000 19:54:51 -0500,

Quote:>   I just installed Storm Linux 2000 Rain edition.
>...   When I try to do something that creates a new tabbed
>window, the "OK" and "Cancel" buttons are off the screen
>on the bottom and there's no way to move the window up
>any more.

I can't help you with Storm Linux but if you are still
sitting there five hours later and haven't closed those
windows yet :-) try moving the window DOWN on your
screen (assuming
you are now in the upper left part of the virtual desk-
top). Then get yourself down to the part of the desktop
directly below, and you'll be able to see the bottom of
the window you just moved. If you want to click some
button at the bottom, you will now be able to do so.

Before I figured that out I was kind of "diving" the
mouse cursor down below the bottom of the page and
clicking randomly, hoping to hit "cancel" or whatever.
I thought it was a feature until somebody took me aside
and gently explained . . .

In RH you can fix it with
Xconfigurator, and if that doesn't clear it up there are
monitor configuration HOWTOs at http://www.linuxdoc.org
and elsewhere.

MP
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Also, you can move the windows without grabbing the edge of them by
pressing the ALT key and then clicking on the window and dragging it
around. You should be able to get to the bottom (or top) of any window
that way.

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