Win Xp VM on OVS - Increase virtual desktop size to 1920x1080(full screen)
Hi,
I've installed Windows Xp virtual machine on Oracle Virtual Server host.
I use the XP VM by Microsoft Remote Desktop function from another windows desktop PC.
The Xp VM desktop size is max. 1600x1200/16bit.
I'd like to use the Xp VM by Ms RDP in full screen mode(1920x1080 resolution), but I can't.
Please help me, how should I setup the Oracle Virtual Server to get the 1920x1080 resolution in this situation.
Regards,
Battila
Hi,
this has nothing to do with OVS.
Resolution of Microsoft Remote Desktop is set in Windows directly, and does not depend on the underlying hardware of the server.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457106.aspx
So you should be able to define that @ you client side.
Regards
Sebastian
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xa = ATOM(_MOTIF_WM_HINTS);
if (xa != None) {
long prop[5] = { 2, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
XChangeProperty(display, window.window, xa, xa, 32,
PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *) prop, 5);
/* Below other windows */
if (TEST_HINT(window.hints, HINT_BELOW)) {
/* fprintf(stderr, PACKAGE_NAME": hint - below\n");
fflush(stderr); */
xa = ATOM(_WIN_LAYER);
if (xa != None) {
long prop = 0;
XChangeProperty(display, window.window, xa, XA_CARDINAL, 32,
PropModeAppend, (unsigned char *) &prop, 1);
xa = ATOM(_NET_WM_STATE);
if (xa != None) {
Atom xa_prop = ATOM(_NET_WM_STATE_BELOW);
XChangeProperty(display, window.window, xa, XA_ATOM, 32,
PropModeAppend, (unsigned char *) &xa_prop, 1);
/* Above other windows */
if (TEST_HINT(window.hints, HINT_ABOVE)) {
/* fprintf(stderr, PACKAGE_NAME": hint - above\n");
fflush(stderr); */
xa = ATOM(_WIN_LAYER);
if (xa != None) {
long prop = 6;
XChangeProperty(display, window.window, xa, XA_CARDINAL, 32,
PropModeAppend, (unsigned char *) &prop, 1);
xa = ATOM(_NET_WM_STATE);
if (xa != None) {
Atom xa_prop = ATOM(_NET_WM_STATE_ABOVE);
XChangeProperty(display, window.window, xa, XA_ATOM, 32,
PropModeAppend, (unsigned char *) &xa_prop, 1);
/* Sticky */
if (TEST_HINT(window.hints, HINT_STICKY)) {
/* fprintf(stderr, PACKAGE_NAME": hint - sticky\n");
fflush(stderr); */
xa = ATOM(_NET_WM_DESKTOP);
if (xa != None) {
CARD32 xa_prop = 0xFFFFFFFF;
XChangeProperty(display, window.window, xa, XA_CARDINAL, 32,
PropModeAppend, (unsigned char *) &xa_prop, 1);
xa = ATOM(_NET_WM_STATE);
if (xa != None) {
Atom xa_prop = ATOM(_NET_WM_STATE_STICKY);
XChangeProperty(display, window.window, xa, XA_ATOM, 32,
PropModeAppend, (unsigned char *) &xa_prop, 1);
/* Skip taskbar */
if (TEST_HINT(window.hints, HINT_SKIP_TASKBAR)) {
/* fprintf(stderr, PACKAGE_NAME": hint - skip_taskbar\n");
fflush(stderr); */
xa = ATOM(_NET_WM_STATE);
if (xa != None) {
Atom xa_prop = ATOM(_NET_WM_STATE_SKIP_TASKBAR);
XChangeProperty(display, window.window, xa, XA_ATOM, 32,
PropModeAppend, (unsigned char *) &xa_prop, 1);
/* Skip pager */
if (TEST_HINT(window.hints, HINT_SKIP_PAGER)) {
/* fprintf(stderr, PACKAGE_NAME": hint - skip_pager\n");
fflush(stderr); */
xa = ATOM(_NET_WM_STATE);
if (xa != None) {
Atom xa_prop = ATOM(_NET_WM_STATE_SKIP_PAGER);
XChangeProperty(display, window.window, xa, XA_ATOM, 32,
PropModeAppend, (unsigned char *) &xa_prop, 1);
fprintf(stderr, PACKAGE_NAME": drawing to created window (0x%lx)\n",
window.window);
fflush(stderr);
XMapWindow(display, window.window);
} else
#endif /* OWN_WINDOW */
XWindowAttributes attrs;
if (!window.window) {
window.window = find_desktop_window(&window.root, &window.desktop);
window.visual = DefaultVisual(display, screen);
window.colourmap = DefaultColormap(display, screen);
if (XGetWindowAttributes(display, window.window, &attrs)) {
window.width = attrs.width;
window.height = attrs.height;
fprintf(stderr, PACKAGE_NAME": drawing to desktop window\n");
/* Drawable is same as window. This may be changed by double buffering. */
window.drawable = window.window;
#ifdef HAVE_XDBE
if (use_xdbe) {
int major, minor;
if (!XdbeQueryExtension(display, &major, &minor)) {
use_xdbe = 0;
} else {
window.back_buffer = XdbeAllocateBackBufferName(display,
window.window, XdbeBackground);
if (window.back_buffer != None) {
window.drawable = window.back_buffer;
fprintf(stderr, PACKAGE_NAME": drawing to double buffer\n");
} else {
use_xdbe = 0;
if (!use_xdbe) {
NORM_ERR("failed to set up double buffer");
if (!use_xdbe) {
fprintf(stderr, PACKAGE_NAME": drawing to single buffer\n");
#endif
#ifdef IMLIB2
cimlib_init(display, window.drawable, window.visual, window.colourmap);
#endif /* IMLIB2 */
XFlush(display);
XSelectInput(display, window.window, ExposureMask | PropertyChangeMask
#ifdef OWN_WINDOW
| (own_window ? (StructureNotifyMask |
ButtonPressMask | ButtonReleaseMask) : 0)
#endif
static Window find_subwindow(Window win, int w, int h)
unsigned int i, j;
Window troot, parent, *children;
unsigned int n;
/* search subwindows with same size as display or work area */
for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
XQueryTree(display, win, &troot, &parent, &children, &n);
for (j = 0; j < n; j++) {
XWindowAttributes attrs;
if (XGetWindowAttributes(display, children[j], &attrs)) {
/* Window must be mapped and same size as display or
* work space */
if (attrs.map_state != 0 && ((attrs.width == display_width
&& attrs.height == display_height)
|| (attrs.width == w && attrs.height == h))) {
win = children[j];
break;
XFree(children);
if (j == n) {
break;
return win;
void create_gc(void)
XGCValues values;
values.graphics_exposures = 0;
values.function = GXcopy;
window.gc = XCreateGC(display, window.drawable,
GCFunction | GCGraphicsExposures, &values);
//Get current desktop number
static inline void get_x11_desktop_current(Display *current_display, Window root, Atom atom)
Atom actual_type;
int actual_format;
unsigned long nitems;
unsigned long bytes_after;
unsigned char *prop = NULL;
struct information *current_info = &info;
if (atom == None) return;
if ( (XGetWindowProperty( current_display, root, atom,
0, 1L, False, XA_CARDINAL,
&actual_type, &actual_format, &nitems,
&bytes_after, &prop ) == Success ) &&
(actual_type == XA_CARDINAL) &&
(nitems == 1L) && (actual_format == 32) ) {
current_info->x11.desktop.current = prop[0]+1;
if(prop) {
XFree(prop);
//Get total number of available desktops
static inline void get_x11_desktop_number(Display *current_display, Window root, Atom atom)
Atom actual_type;
int actual_format;
unsigned long nitems;
unsigned long bytes_after;
unsigned char *prop = NULL;
struct information *current_info = &info;
if (atom == None) return;
if ( (XGetWindowProperty( current_display, root, atom,
0, 1L, False, XA_CARDINAL,
&actual_type, &actual_format, &nitems,
&bytes_after, &prop ) == Success ) &&
(actual_type == XA_CARDINAL) &&
(nitems == 1L) && (actual_format == 32) ) {
current_info->x11.desktop.number = prop[0];
if(prop) {
XFree(prop);
//Get all desktop names
static inline void get_x11_desktop_names(Display *current_display, Window root, Atom atom)
Atom actual_type;
int actual_format;
unsigned long nitems;
unsigned long bytes_after;
unsigned char *prop = NULL;
struct information *current_info = &info;
if (atom == None) return;
if ( (XGetWindowProperty( current_display, root, atom,
0, (~0L), False, ATOM(UTF8_STRING),
&actual_type, &actual_format, &nitems,
&bytes_after, &prop ) == Success ) &&
(actual_type == ATOM(UTF8_STRING)) &&
(nitems > 0L) && (actual_format == 8) ) {
if(current_info->x11.desktop.all_names) {
free(current_info->x11.desktop.all_names);
current_info->x11.desktop.all_names = NULL;
current_info->x11.desktop.all_names = malloc(nitems*sizeof(char));
memcpy(current_info->x11.desktop.all_names, prop, nitems);
current_info->x11.desktop.nitems = nitems;
if(prop) {
XFree(prop);
//Get current desktop name
static inline void get_x11_desktop_current_name(char *names)
struct information *current_info = &info;
unsigned int i = 0, j = 0;
int k = 0;
while ( i < current_info->x11.desktop.nitems ) {
if ( names[i++] == '\0' ) {
if ( ++k == current_info->x11.desktop.current ) {
if (current_info->x11.desktop.name) {
free(current_info->x11.desktop.name);
current_info->x11.desktop.name = NULL;
current_info->x11.desktop.name = malloc((i-j)*sizeof(char));
//desktop names can be empty but should always be not null
strcpy( current_info->x11.desktop.name, (char *)&names[j] );
break;
j = i;
void get_x11_desktop_info(Display *current_display, Atom atom)
Window root;
static Atom atom_current, atom_number, atom_names;
struct information *current_info = &info;
XWindowAttributes window_attributes;
root = RootWindow(current_display, current_info->x11.monitor.current);
/* Check if we initialise else retrieve changed property */
if (atom == 0) {
atom_current = XInternAtom(current_display, "_NET_CURRENT_DESKTOP", True);
atom_number = XInternAtom(current_display, "_NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS", True);
atom_names = XInternAtom(current_display, "_NET_DESKTOP_NAMES", True);
get_x11_desktop_current(current_display, root, atom_current);
get_x11_desktop_number(current_display, root, atom_number);
get_x11_desktop_names(current_display, root, atom_names);
get_x11_desktop_current_name(current_info->x11.desktop.all_names);
/* Set the PropertyChangeMask on the root window, if not set */
XGetWindowAttributes(display, root, &window_attributes);
if (!(window_attributes.your_event_mask & PropertyChangeMask)) {
XSetWindowAttributes attributes;
attributes.event_mask = window_attributes.your_event_mask | PropertyChangeMask;
XChangeWindowAttributes(display, root, CWEventMask, &attributes);
XGetWindowAttributes(display, root, &window_attributes);
} else {
if (atom == atom_current) {
get_x11_desktop_current(current_display, root, atom_current);
get_x11_desktop_current_name(current_info->x11.desktop.all_names);
} else if (atom == atom_number) {
get_x11_desktop_number(current_display, root, atom_number);
} else if (atom == atom_names) {
get_x11_desktop_names(current_display, root, atom_names);
get_x11_desktop_current_name(current_info->x11.desktop.all_names);
void update_x11info(void)
struct information *current_info = &info;
if (x_initialised != YES)
return;
current_info->x11.monitor.number = XScreenCount(display);
current_info->x11.monitor.current = XDefaultScreen(display);
#ifdef OWN_WINDOW
/* reserve window manager space */
void set_struts(int sidenum)
Atom strut;
if ((strut = ATOM(_NET_WM_STRUT)) != None) {
/* reserve space at left, right, top, bottom */
signed long sizes[12] = {0};
int i;
/* define strut depth */
switch (sidenum) {
case 0:
/* left side */
sizes[0] = window.x + window.width;
break;
case 1:
/* right side */
sizes[1] = display_width - window.x;
break;
case 2:
/* top side */
sizes[2] = window.y + window.height;
break;
case 3:
/* bottom side */
sizes[3] = display_height - window.y;
break;
/* define partial strut length */
if (sidenum <= 1) {
sizes[4 + (sidenum*2)] = window.y;
sizes[5 + (sidenum*2)] = window.y + window.height;
} else if (sidenum <= 3) {
sizes[4 + (sidenum*2)] = window.x;
sizes[5 + (sidenum*2)] = window.x + window.width;
/* check constraints */
for (i = 0; i < 12; i++) {
if (sizes[i] < 0) {
sizes[i] = 0;
} else {
if (i <= 1 || i >= 8) {
if (sizes[i] > display_width) {
sizes[i] = display_width;
} else {
if (sizes[i] > display_height) {
sizes[i] = display_height;
XChangeProperty(display, window.window, strut, XA_CARDINAL, 32,
PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *) &sizes, 4);
if ((strut = ATOM(_NET_WM_STRUT_PARTIAL)) != None) {
XChangeProperty(display, window.window, strut, XA_CARDINAL, 32,
PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *) &sizes, 12);
#endif /* OWN_WINDOW */
#ifdef HAVE_XDBE
void xdbe_swap_buffers(void)
if (use_xdbe) {
XdbeSwapInfo swap;
swap.swap_window = window.window;
swap.swap_action = XdbeBackground;
XdbeSwapBuffers(display, &swap, 1);
#endif /* HAVE_XDBE */
I guess this is one of the important bits:
switch (window.type) {
case TYPE_DESKTOP:
prop = ATOM(_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DESKTOP);
fprintf(stderr, PACKAGE_NAME": window type - desktop\n");
fflush(stderr);
break;
Reading the NET_WM spec (which all major WMs use as the standard more or less) does not tell me anything meaningful (at least not for me ):
_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DESKTOP indicates a desktop feature. This can include a single window containing desktop icons with the same dimensions as the screen, allowing the desktop environment to have full control of the desktop, without the need for proxying root window clicks.
If anyone could tell me what to replace, that would be great .Hi lewisspindlove,
Thanks for your input,
it doesn't happen when i have my desktop in a "single picture" mode, and,
it doesn't happen on other accounts, because besides mine(Admin), there is only
the Guest account and this does not occur on that account.
I tried your method of removing the wallpapers folder from Libary, then I
noticed that the computer will select ANY image which I last used when in
"single picture" mode, not "Change picture every 5mins" mode.
For example, let's say I have a picture which I saved in the Documents folder,
and I use that in "single picture" mode; after which I revert back to the folder which contains the pictures I want for "Change picture every 5mins" mode (which is stored somewhere else).
If i go to the Login window & log back in again, the computer selects the picture
I last used (the one in the Documents folder) as my background, BUT, after 5mins the picture changes to the ones I'm using for "Change picture every 5mins".
I hope I'm not confusing everyone!
This is a complicated & weird but ANNOYING problem!
Any ideas if an Archive & Install would help? Does that erase all of my stored data on my HDD? -
How to Increase Virtual memory in Windows XP (32 Bit ) O.S
Hi Team,
Could any one help me , how i can extend virtual memory in Windows Xp Professional sp3 (32 Bit Edition ) . I am able to increase virtual memory in my Laptop ( Lenovo T 61, Windows Xp professional ) up to 8 GB. But in desktop not able to
increase more than 4 GB.
is it any hardware or processor dependency for virtual memory ?
waiting for response ...
Regards, TriyambakSir, Follow these steps to Increase the Virtual Memory in XP.
How to increase Virtual Memory?
In Windows XP
1.Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2.Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.
3.On the Advanced tab, under Performance, click Settings.
4.On the Advanced tab, under Virtual memory, click Change.
5.Under Drive [Volume Label], click the drive that contains the paging file that you want to change.
6.Under Paging file size for selected drive, click to Custom size check box. You can enter the amount of memory you would like to reserve for Virtual memory by entering the initial and maximum size.
7.Click Set
When you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.
Special Note: You should choose the same amount for the initial size and maximum size. This will Stop your CPU from constantly changing the paging file.
Regards,
MCP | MCTS | MCITP -
Vlc & chromium contents persist across virtual desktops after -Syu
I have just completed today's large pacman -Syu which includes upgrades chromium, vlc, a new kernel and nvidia blob and many others. On rebooting I see that:
(1) The vlc video window persists across across virtual desktops (although its frame is lost away from the desktop on which it was launched). This is using icewm as my WM.
(2) The content of chromium tabs persist in the same way.
Is anybody else seeing this please?
Last edited by perseus (2014-01-13 23:15:05)This is interesting.
I'm using openbox and I have the same problem when playing StarCraft II under wine. Just to clarify, I use the nvidia-drivers.
I start it on my second vdesktop*, tab to the first one.. persists. Tab back to 2, tab to 3 (all fine), tab to 1 and everything stays fine.
So I'd have to switch to 3, then to 1 to cleanly access 1.
What the heck is going on?
*Virtual desktop as in workspace. They are defined within openbox config.
Edit: No one in #archlinux seems to know anything so far.
Another edit: It only seems to happen when firefox is open on the desktop I want to access. Turning hardware acceleration off doesn't change a thing though.
Last edited by Jellicent (2014-01-14 18:56:51)
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