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First of all i am sorry if i'm being a noob but i kind of am....I've been searching the internet for help but couldn't find anything so here i am. I am running Ubuntu 14.04 (updated+correrct drivers) on my HP Mini 210-2011sq and i am having a problem with scaling the windows. It makes Ubuntu kind of unusable since allot of buttons that need to be pressed go below the screen and i cant reach them. Standard resolution is 1024x600

I've added some pictures so you can get the idea. If i can help in any way with more info please do tell me.

Thanks!

https://i.stack.imgur.com/bWwed.jpg

https://i.stack.imgur.com/aco3y.png

Geo
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One way to do this is with xrandr. Assuming your native resolution is 1366x768, you can emulate a larger screen by running the command

'xrandr --output LVDS1 --mode 1366x768 --scale 1.50x1.50 --panning 2049x1152'

Charles Green
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  • Thank you so much for your answer! I am sorry for taking so long to respond.I tried your command in the terminal and now I can pan through the desktop using the cursor and see the buttons i didn't see before. I tried different combination and now i am at 1600x900 but i would like to have a FIXED desktop and not be needed to pan through it. Do you have any more ideas? I would like to correctly scale the windows to the desktop not run around on it :) Thank you very much for your answer again, i really apreciate it, and i look forward to hearing your ideeas – Geo Oct 16 '14 at 16:32
  • Do you know what the native resolution of your screen is? – Charles Green Oct 16 '14 at 16:34
  • Yes sorry for not mentioning that from the start.It's 1024x600 – Geo Oct 16 '14 at 16:37
  • Modify the command to read xrandr --output LVDS1 --mode 1024x600 --scale 1.50x1.50 --panning 1536x900 The scale factor could be modified to get to 1600 in the horizontal by xrandr --output LVDS1 --mode 1024x600 --scale 1.5625x1.50 --panning 1600x900 – Charles Green Oct 16 '14 at 16:41
  • Ok.I used the first command now the windows look like they should but now everything is extremely small (for example i cant make heads or tales for the battery percent or time). Should i try a lower resolution? – Geo Oct 16 '14 at 16:59
  • Either a lower resolution, or change the icon sizes. Compiz Configuration Manager can do this (and also break your OS) or the Unity Tweak Tool – Charles Green Oct 16 '14 at 17:10
  • I used the "make text bigger" from Ubuntu universal access.Thanks man!It's perfect now!Is there a way to make this command run automatically at start-up or do i have to enter it manually again? – Geo Oct 16 '14 at 17:27
  • You could put it into /etc/rc.local or you could place it into a script, and cause the script to run at login. Startup Applications – Charles Green Oct 16 '14 at 17:53