Bug 56746

Summary: No possibility to define "virtual desktop" size in xorg.conf
Product: xorg Reporter: Zbigniew <zb>
Component: Server/GeneralAssignee: Xorg Project Team <xorg-team>
Status: RESOLVED MOVED QA Contact: Xorg Project Team <xorg-team>
Severity: normal    
Priority: medium    
Version: 7.7 (2012.06)   
Hardware: x86 (IA32)   
OS: Linux (All)   
Whiteboard:
i915 platform: i915 features:

Description Zbigniew 2012-11-04 17:17:37 UTC 
The line of kind:
 Virtual 1600 1200
in the "Screen" section doesn't give a desired effect: there's no "virtual desktop", of the size larger than the "physical one" (the one taken from a list of "Modes").

When it'll be brought back?

It's even worse nowadays, since the "xrandr --mode x --panning y " trick doesn't work anymore (xorg-servers 1.12.3). Therefore there's a need for "Virtual" in xorg.conf, as it always used to be - until someone brought an "enhancement" by removing this very useful option.
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