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Skriven 2009-03-29 16:03:06 av James Bradley (1:342/77.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Alan Zisman
Ärende: Netbook
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on 03-24-09 19:13: Alan Zisman to All re: Netbook

 AZ> The Dell Mini 9 netbook that I'd ordered finally arrived
 AZ> yesterday- it took over 3 weeks, which seems a bit
 AZ> excessive.

Demand is high?

 AZ> as somewhat more sturdy than the somewhat less expensive
 AZ> Acer and ASUS equivalents.

Can you still solder an extra USB "drive" to the underside?

 AZ> Dell offers it with either Windows XP Home or a modified Ubuntu pre-
 AZ> install... I got the Windows version mainly because it was
 AZ> on sale and offered better specs than the Ubuntu version
 AZ> for less money. The first thing I did was install Ubuntu
 AZ> 8.10, setting it up as the default OS.

LOL. Atta-boy!

 AZ> issue with the 1024x600 resolution in Ubuntu- some dialogue
 AZ> boxes are cut off at the bottom so the Close button isn't
 AZ> visible-- and can't be accessed!

I think it's called "virtual screen" sizes... Let me peek:

Ya... Under the "Screen" section, "Display" sub-
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Virtual  xdim ydim
    This  optional  entry specifies the virtual screen resolution to
    be used.  xdim must be a multiple of either 8  or  16  for  most
    drivers,  and  a multiple of 32 when running in monochrome mode.
    The given value will be rounded down if this is  not  the  case.
    Video  modes  which are too large for the specified virtual size
    will be rejected.  If this entry is  not  present,  the  virtual
    screen resolution will be set to accommodate all the valid video
    modes given in the Modes entry.  Some drivers/hardware  combina-
    tions  do not support virtual screens.  Refer to the appropriate
    driver-specific documentation for details.

 ViewPort  x0 y0
    This optional entry sets the upper left corner  of  the  initial
    display.   This is only relevant when the virtual screen resolu-
    tion is different from the resolution of the initial video mode.
    If  this  entry  is  not given, then the initial display will be
    centered in the virtual display area.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When you move the pointer to the edge of the screen, the virtual screen
continues and you can keep moving the pointer into the virtual area. I haven't
used this in ages, but the first thing I do on my current X setups is to
externalize the Taskbar and move it to the top, but I also hide both top and
bottom (Kicker?) for more real-estate. 

 AZ> We'll see if the small size and light weight means I get in the habit
 AZ> of carrying it everywhere.... it's a bit too large to fit into
 AZ> a coat pocket, so I need to find a way to carry it around
 AZ> easily. But it IS fun to use.

Besides sewing in bigger pockets, I can't help you there. <G>


... James
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