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Hi,
I have a nice new monitor. one of the wide screen monitors.
Problem is it stretches everything sideways to fit the available space and I can't figure out how to change the settings to keep the height/width proportions from being distrorted. I've seen wide monitors in the store with a sidebar at the right which uses the extra space, but don't see a way to create that on my XP machine.
How much sidebar do you need? You can "grab" the bottom task bar in Windows by using your mouse, and then drag it over to the side of the screen. You can also make that bar wider by grabbing and dragging the edge with your mouse cursor. You can also change the properties to use large icons on the bar instead of small ones, and make the bar "bigger" that way.
It may be that your resolution is still set for a normal monitor? But my widescreen laptop doesn't have any problems showing webpages normally.
Right click your desktop > Properties > Settings and make sure the screen resolution is at the best setting for your monitor/eye comfort. You can click apply, and it will reset in 15 seconds if it can't display it. As long as you don't touch anything.
So, change your resolution. Select apply, and wait. If nothing shows up, it generally means its out of range.
Hi,
I have a nice new monitor. one of the wide screen monitors.
Problem is it stretches everything sideways to fit the available space and I can't figure out how to change the settings to keep the height/width proportions from being distrorted. I've seen wide monitors in the store with a sidebar at the right which uses the extra space, but don't see a way to create that on my XP machine.
Anyone know how I can do this?
Steve
Steve,
Did you ever get that problem sorted out? I am facing the exact issues on both desktop and laptop widescreen monitors. The answers posted here don't seem to quite hit on the solution to this problem. Love to learn what you have found out. Thanks!
Steve,
Did you ever get that problem sorted out? I am facing the exact issues on both desktop and laptop widescreen monitors. The answers posted here don't seem to quite hit on the solution to this problem. Love to learn what you have found out. Thanks!
The problem likely is that the screen resolution is not set properly. LCD monitors, unlike the old CRT's, are designed to be used at the resolution they were designed for. Look at the LCD specs, find the resolution, and set your OS to match it.
The problem likely is that the screen resolution is not set properly. LCD monitors, unlike the old CRT's, are designed to be used at the resolution they were designed for. Look at the LCD specs, find the resolution, and set your OS to match it.
Bingo. PIxels will be square, and aspect ratio preserved when you're driving the monitor at the correct resolution (1:1). If circles are appearing as squashed ellipses, and everything is stretched horizontally, then you are driving the monitor at the wrong resolution.
Some monitors even complain on-screen with a message when they aren't being driven at the proper resolution. There is a small possibility that if your video card is very old, or the driver poorly written, that it may not be possible to set it to the correct resolution. This is fairly rare though.
Are we missing the obvious? It's a widescreen monitor. It will strech things to fit.
It's a feature, not a bug.
Size your windows the way you want them.
I think your missing it, the display should not appear stretched or distorted, circles should still be circles, not ovals.
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