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| author | Philip Wittamore <philip@wittamore.com> | 2026-07-12 11:08:50 +0200 |
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| committer | Philip Wittamore <philip@wittamore.com> | 2026-07-12 11:08:50 +0200 |
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diff --git a/articles/2026/displaying-MATE-on-a-1366x768-screen.html b/articles/2026/displaying-MATE-on-a-1366x768-screen.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..da49491 --- /dev/null +++ b/articles/2026/displaying-MATE-on-a-1366x768-screen.html @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +<!doctype html> +<html lang="en"> + <head> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" /> + <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" /> + <title>displaying MATE on a 1366x768 screen</title> + </head> + <body> + <header> + <h1>Bloggings</h1> + <a href="/index.php">Back</a> + </header> + <main> + <article> + <h2>displaying MATE on a 1366x768 screen</h2> + <h3>2026-06-15</h3> + <h4>xrandr to the rescue</h4> + <p> + Unfortunately several Ghostbsd MATE configuration windows are taller + than my Thinkpad X220's 768 pixels. I made both the top and bottom + panels autohide, but a better solution is to use xrandr: + </p> + <pre>sudo pkg install xrandr</pre> + <p> + type xrandr to get the name of your display, in my case LVDS-1 on my + Thinkpad X220. + </p> + <p>To change 16:9 screen resolution, you can type:</p> + <pre> +xrandr --output LVDS-1 --panning 1600x900 --scale 1.171x1.172</pre + > + <p>or</p> + <pre> +xrandr --output LVDS-1 --panning 1920x1080 --scale 1.406x1.406</pre + > + <p>To get back to the original resolution type:</p> + <pre>xrandr --output LVDS-1 --panning 1366x768 --scale 1x1</pre> + <p> + Here's a simple bash script that will rotate the screen resolution on + each call. I've added a MATE keyboard shortcut (CTRL+RIGHT) to run + this script. It is intended for my 1366x768 screen, so it will need + adapting for other screens. + </p> + <pre> +#!/usr/bin/env bash + +RES="$(xdpyinfo | grep dimensions | sed -r 's/^[^0-9]*([0-9]+x[0-9]+).*$/\1/')" +# xdpy results can vary by 1 or two pixels +# so take the first two characters +RES="${RES:0:2}" + +case "$RES" in + "13") + xrandr --output LVDS-1 --panning 1600x900 --scale 1.171x1.172 + ;; + "16") + xrandr --output LVDS-1 --panning 1920x1080 --scale 1.406x1.406 + ;; + *) + xrandr --output LVDS-1 --panning 1366x768 --scale 1x1 + ;; +esac + </pre> + <p>I doubt you can do that in Wayland.</p> + </article> + </main> + <footer> + <p>ยง</p> + </footer> + </body> +</html> |