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Workstation User’s Manual
170 VMware, Inc.
AnAutofitcommandistoggledonoroffeachtimeyouselectit.IfAutofitWindow
andAutofitGuestaretoggledon,youcanmanuallyresizetheWorkstationconsole,
buttheguestoperatingsystemcanalsoresizetheWorkstationconsole.
TheFitWindowNoworFitGuestNowcommandisredundantifthecorrespon
ding
Autofi
tcommandisactivebecausetheconsoleandtheguestoperatingsystemdisplay
arethesamesize.
Display Resizing in Linux Guests
ForLinuxguests,thefollowingconsiderationsapplytodisplayresizing:
Ifyouhavevirtualmachinesthatweresuspendedunderaversionof
VMware Toolsearlierthanversion5.5,displayresizingdoesnotworkuntilthe
virtualmachinesarecompletelypoweredoffandpoweredonagain.(Rebooting
theguestoperatingsystemisnotsufficient.)
UpdateVMwareToolstothelatestversionintheguestforthedisplayresizing
optionstowork.
BeforeyoucanusetheAutofitGuestandFitGuestNowoptions,VMwareTools
mustberunning.
Table 7-1. Autofit and Fit Commands
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Command Description
AutofitWindow CausestheWorkstationconsoletomaintainthesizeofthevirtual
machine’sdisplayresolution.Iftheguestoperatingsystemchangesits
resolution,theWorkstationconsoleresizestomatchthenewresolution.
AutofitGuest Causesthevirtualmachinetoresizetheguestdisplayresolutionto
matchthesizeoftheWorkstationconsol
e.
Fit
WindowNow CausestheWorkstationconsoletomatchthecurrentdisplaysizeofthe
guestoperatingsystem.
FitGuestNow Causestheguestoperatingsystemdisplaysizetomatchthecurrent
Workstationconsole.
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