screen size/resolution problem

[Charles McLachlan]

On Wed, 19 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> Hi!
> I am using vnc viewer 3.3.3b2 for Mac to connect to vncserver 3.3.3 on Red Hat Linux box. At any resolution set in the vncserver script my linux screen is bigger than my Mac screen, and it scrolls when I bump into the
> window edge (even in the full screen mode). Naturally, the resolution of the Mac monitor is set to the same value as that of the server.
> 
> Does anyone else have this problem?  Does it work the same way on other platforms? Is it a bug? Any ideas?

The Mac uses a set of 16x16 tiles to track update redraws. If you are viewing a
screen that is not divisible by 16 (like 800x600) then, internally, it will be
extended (i.e. 800x608). This should be transparent to the user (i.e. it
shouldn't actually display or use the bottom 8 pixels) but it might be that
you've found a bug (this is beta software after all)

What resolution are you using?

Also, the Mac viewer cannot go fully full screen as the menu bar must always be
visible (this is not technically true, but is a discussion in itself that is
best taken elsewhere). So, to avoid bump scrolling, your maximum vertical
resolution is roughly 20 pixels less than your screen size.

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