GUI bigger than terminal

[Auke Kok]

Adam Bogacki wrote:
> Hi, after a a recent debian upgrade I find GUI
> bigger than the terminal, apps enlarged sliding
> off the sides of the screen.
> 
> My monitor adjustment and gvidm indicate 800x600.
> I was previously using 1024x768 .. AFAIK.
> 
> I have fixed it in gnome session via
> System->Preferences->Display by choosing the highest res
> but cannot see an equivalent option in xfce.
> 
> What am I missing here ?

Seems like Xorg changed settings on you - xfce doesn't set a screen 
resolution unless you use the display settings application.

try using xrandr and see if you can reset the resolution back to the 
original size.

Auke