Desktop larger than the screen

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The cat laid on the keyboard and when I got him off, the desktop was zoomed in so that to see all of it my mouse cursor automatically scrolls. What keys did he hit?

That was on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) using GNOME.

Terrance · Accepted Answer · 2021-07-06T20:06:04.657

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In GNOME to turn Zoom off and on it is Alt+Super+8

edited Jul 06 '21 at 20:06

answered Jul 06 '21 at 01:28

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A note: "Super" is often mapped as the "Windows" key. – Roger Lipscombe Jul 06 '21 at 12:43
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Details on what Super means can be found in this answer. – BillThePlatypus Jul 06 '21 at 16:38

HolyBlackCat · Answer 2 · 2021-07-06T19:50:39.540

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For future readers:

If you're using XFCE, you can zoom in and out by scrolling while holding Alt. This is the same key you hold to drag windows with LMB or resize them with RMB.

This key can be customized in: Settings➔Window Manager Tweaks➔Accessibility➔Key used to grab and move windows.

edited Jul 06 '21 at 19:50

answered Jul 06 '21 at 18:13

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In my xfce it is Alt+mousewheel, but I can't remember if I customized it. It is an UbuntuStudio 20.04 install – rapto Jul 06 '21 at 19:46
@rapto Hah, apparently I myself did customize it. Fixed. – HolyBlackCat Jul 06 '21 at 19:50
I got the same on Ubuntu Studio. Useful now I know, but confusing at first! – drkvogel Dec 12 '21 at 08:10

Desktop larger than the screen

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