How to change the Desktop size

[Ben Skeggs]

The "xrandr" command will do the trick, as will quite a few desktop 
environment's
config tools.

The API is documented in the xrandr manpage: 
http://www.xfree86.org/4.4.0/Xrandr.3.html

Cheers,
Ben Skeggs.

Karthik Ramamoorthy wrote:

>Hi,
>
>       Can anybody tell me if there is any command or API to change
>the desktop size.
>     Actually i used some API(XF86VidModeSwitchMode) to change the
>resolution, but its not changing the Desktop screen size.
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>   So i am in search of API to change the Desktop size. Please let me 
>know if there is any API to chnage desktop size.
>
>
>Karthik
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