Comment 11 for bug 463915

I am happy with the UNR desktop for most things. I have two main objections with UNR:

1) No ability to clear document history within the applications. This is a function of the Gnome "Places" menu which isn't available in UNR.

2) Some applications (disk utility palimpsest, system test utility, and others I didn't write down) have pick-lists or data entry fields that assume a larger screen than my HP Mini (1024x576) possesses. I can't switch to desktop mode to see if this resolves the issue for these particular apps.

I could work around these issues if the "Display" application would allow me to set a screen size larger than my physical display (1024x600 or 800x600 would probably work). This is possible in Windows XP by right-clicking on the desktop. XP then creates a "virtual desktop" that slides around as I mouse towards the edges of my physical display. In fact, the HP manual for my netbook describes this as the only way to install certain HP printer drivers on this and similar machines.

Thus far I have not found any Linux FAQ or HowTo to describe this process ---- in fact, most of them warn about knowing the exact hardware specs for your monitor due to the old problem of possibly over-driving CRTs and causing a physical fire in the unit.

Basically, I could live within the UNR interface if I could (1) delete the Gnome file histories maintained for applications ("clear recent file history") and (2) temporarily "expand" my desktop to make sure I can access all drop-down menus, pick lists, and text entry fields for applications that assume a minimum 600-pixel vertical screen resolution.