Questions tagged [display-settings]
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Chrome: Display address bar when starting an application shortcut
When I start Chrome through an application shortcut, the address bar, extensions buttons and bookmark buttons are hidden. Is there a way to show them?
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How to prevent an application from running in fullscreen mode in Windows 7?
Is there a way to prevent any program run in full screen mode? I'm usually working with several programs at once, and I find it annoying to be in and out of full screen to go from one to another when ...
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Disabled "would you like to keep these display settings?" dialog
Sometimes, when changing the resolution on windows, it just changes it and does nothing more. On some computers, it asks "do you want to keep these display settings?" and if you click nothing within ...
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I think my computer has two desktops and I don't know how to remove the extra one
I think my computer has two desktops - I have no idea how to remove the second one which I never use, not that I know how to use it anyway. If I take my mouse pointer out of the upper bounds of my ...
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Resetting the color profile
I've got an annoying problem. I have a game that I have adjusted the brightness and contrast settings within it to make it much more playable.
Unfortunately, the game is a bit unstable and if it ...
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Put monitor to sleep when locking screen in Ubuntu
Ubuntu turns off my monitor after a certain duration (perhaps 10 minutes - didn't count exactly) after I lock my screen.
Is there a way to adjust the waiting time before the display goes to sleep? Or ...
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Cannot change text DPI setting in Windows 7 starter
Windows 7 starter came pre-installed on my netbook. I want to reduce the text DPI setting from Medium (125%) to Smaller (100%) so that certain windows will fully fit on the screen.
I have gone to ...
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Can only a certain area of a screen be made brighter
Sometimes it is convenient for reading the computer screen if only the reading region is brighter then the rest of the screen.
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How do you get a 1996 Application to run in Small Fonts Mode?
The System Requirements of the application says it needs:
Windows 3.1 or higher
VGA graphics adapter or higher
Windows display driver set to small fonts
My system has:
Windows 7
Mobile Intel 945 ...
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Is it possible to customise the border width of windows in Windows 7?
Even though Windows 7 has thinner window borders than Windows Vista, they still bug me. Is there any way to reduce their width? Right now they're roughly 10 pixels wide and I'd like to make them, say, ...
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Is it possible to customise the drop shadow on windows in Windows 7?
Similar question to Removing drop shadow from windows in Windows 7, but in this case I want to know whether it's possible to customise the drop shadow. I find it too strong, especially on currently ...
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Gnome can do multi-monitors, KDE can't
I have both Gnome and KDE installed on my system. In Gnome I am able to split my desktop across my two monitors. When I go into KDE the monitors are cloned, and when I try to go into the multi-monitor ...
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ATI CCC on Windows: How to save settings?
I use my laptop and a desktop display. When I start my laptop, I see the boot procedure on both screens. Then I get extended desktop. Why? I set it up like:
1: Primary: xy desktop display 1920x1080@...
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Color Calibrate Dual Monitor XP SP2 [duplicate]
This topic has been touched on before but not really answered. I have a dual monitor system and the colors differ wildly. I currently live Buenos Aires where color correction hardware costs premium ...
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Display Resolution Getting Changed Automatically (sometimes) - Win7x64 - Asus M3A78-EM
AMD PC Motherboard - Asus M3A78-EM (installed VGA drivers from Asus website - AMD_VGA_V863200_XPVistaWin7.zip)
It has VGA and HDMI inbuilt ports (ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics 256MB)
VGA is connected ...
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