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Michael Laajanen

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Dec 14, 2009, 4:11:12 PM12/14/09
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Hi,

If you have SunRay with different displays you have problems if
hotdesking, like now I am using a 1680x1050 but initially I logged in to
a 1920x1200 so now I have to "pan" around to see the full screen.

Is there some way to "reset" to the current screen without having to
logout and login again?


/michael

ITguy

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Dec 14, 2009, 8:17:19 PM12/14/09
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Last I looked into this, resizing a running X session wasn't supported

nelson

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Dec 15, 2009, 4:53:26 AM12/15/09
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> Last I looked into this, resizing a running X session wasn't supported
in the 'older' days, couldn't you resize one with ctrl+atl+SYM where
SYM was either - or + (bigger and smaller)?

just that i seem to recall doing that to change the resolution a long
time ago.

nelson

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Dec 15, 2009, 4:54:53 AM12/15/09
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> SYM was either - or + (bigger and smaller)?
that is - for smaller and + for bigger. sheez, sounded ok in my
head :-)

Michael Laajanen

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Dec 15, 2009, 5:06:00 AM12/15/09
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Hi,

Hmm, was that not using the Xfree86 Xserver, I have a vague memory of
that on Linux for a long time ago.

Anyhow that does not work on SunRay.


/michael

Martin Paul

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Dec 15, 2009, 7:13:54 AM12/15/09
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Hi,

> If you have SunRay with different displays you have problems if
> hotdesking, like now I am using a 1680x1050 but initially I logged in to
> a 1920x1200 so now I have to "pan" around to see the full screen.

I solved it by putting 24" TFTs on all desks I ever work on :)

> Is there some way to "reset" to the current screen without having to
> logout and login again?

Hm, one of the new features in Sun Ray Software 4 10/08 was:

http://blogs.sun.com/ThinkThin/entry/sun_ray_software_4_10

In-Session Desktop Resizing - Move between different sized displays
and adjust your desktop size without logging out

I'm still running an older release of SRSS here, but I expected exactly
what you describe to be fixed by that.

mp.
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Michael Laajanen

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Dec 15, 2009, 8:35:03 AM12/15/09
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Hi,

Martin Paul wrote:
> Hi,
>
>> If you have SunRay with different displays you have problems if
>> hotdesking, like now I am using a 1680x1050 but initially I logged in
>> to a 1920x1200 so now I have to "pan" around to see the full screen.
>
> I solved it by putting 24" TFTs on all desks I ever work on :)
>
>> Is there some way to "reset" to the current screen without having to
>> logout and login again?
>
> Hm, one of the new features in Sun Ray Software 4 10/08 was:
>
> http://blogs.sun.com/ThinkThin/entry/sun_ray_software_4_10
>
> In-Session Desktop Resizing - Move between different sized displays
> and adjust your desktop size without logging out
>
> I'm still running an older release of SRSS here, but I expected exactly
> what you describe to be fixed by that.
>
> mp.

That sounds promising, X'mas comming so a upgrade could be the right
thing to do.

Thanks for pointing that out, SRSS seams to getting really good if Sun
now would get the soft SunRay client ported to MAC and why not to
Solaris x86 aswell :)

/michael

nelson

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Dec 15, 2009, 5:25:56 PM12/15/09
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> Hmm, was that not using the Xfree86 Xserver, I have a vague memory of
> that on Linux for a long time ago.
i think you're right, not so much a bell ringing sound, more a slight
chime. was a long time ago.

Casper H.S. Dik

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Dec 16, 2009, 3:26:58 AM12/16/09
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nelson <nelson....@gmail.com> writes:

I seem to remember a Sun Ray specific mechanism to resize the display.

With the current version, you can resize but I think there's one limitation: when
you connect, it will use that size as the maximum size. However, you can
configure a standard maximum size for all desktops; using a 24" after logging in on
a 20" will then work.

Casper
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Michael Laajanen

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Dec 16, 2009, 5:44:08 PM12/16/09
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Hi,

Casper H.S. Dik wrote:
> nelson <nelson....@gmail.com> writes:
>
>>> Hmm, was that not using the Xfree86 Xserver, I have a vague memory of
>>> that on Linux for a long time ago.
>> i think you're right, not so much a bell ringing sound, more a slight
>> chime. was a long time ago.
>
> I seem to remember a Sun Ray specific mechanism to resize the display.
>
> With the current version, you can resize but I think there's one limitation: when
> you connect, it will use that size as the maximum size. However, you can
> configure a standard maximum size for all desktops; using a 24" after logging in on
> a 20" will then work.
>
> Casper

Where can one read about that?


/michael

Casper H.S. Dik

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Dec 17, 2009, 6:40:59 AM12/17/09
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Michael Laajanen <michael_...@yahoo.com> writes:

>Hi,

>Where can one read about that?

utxconfig(1): allows you to define a specific default size (default, per token, etc)

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