From the GNOME3 FAQ in the ArchLinux Wiki:
excerpt
Gnome 3.10 UI elements scale incorrectly
With 3.10 Gnome introduced HDPI support. If your displays EDID info does not contain the correct screen size, but the resolution is right, this can lead to incorrectly scaled UI elements. As a workaround you can open dconf-editor
and find the key scaling-factor
in org.gnome.desktop.interface
. Set it to 1 to get the standard scale.
UPDATE #1
The OP provided the following info regarding the monitor.
It's a Philips LCD SXGA17", specifically It says 170B7CS/69
After a bit of research I found these 2 URLs for that product family.
AUTO
This issue if not resolved by the above method of setting the scaling-factor, may be an issue of the monitor not correctly adjusting its overscanning correctly. You can typically force a monitor to auto sync, usually through the menus on the monitor itself.
Based on the manual this monitor has an AUTO button which might resolve this issue.
Compatible modeline
You can confirm that your video card is using a compatible resolution for this monitor. Again according to the manual the following is recommended.
Recommended video mode for Philips 17": 1280X1024 @60Hz
You can confirm this is what you're driving the monitor with using xrandr
.
$ xrandr -q
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1440 x 900, maximum 8192 x 8192
LVDS1 connected primary 1440x900+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 303mm x 190mm
1440x900 60.0*+ 50.0
1024x768 60.0
800x600 60.3 56.2
640x480 59.9
VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Make sure you're driving it with the correct interface (VGA, HDMI, etc.) as well. The above output is from my Thinkpad T410 laptop, so your's will be different. You'll want to make sure that your resolution is being driven at 1280x1024 @ a 60Hz refresh rate. The line with the star (*), tells you which mode is currently in use. This is what my default is:
1440x900 60.0*+ 50.0
Assuming the calendar is embedded in the Gnome shell, rebooting the shell might work. By terminal you can go gnome-shell --replace
, or you can try Alt + F2 + R.
If that doesn't work it might be possible to debug the extension, or otherwise set up a hierarchy that defaults to the usual Gnome calendar when the Google calendar is inaccessible.
Best Answer
For tasks to show up on your calendar in the notification you can sync your email account using the
Online Accounts
option on thegnome-control-center
and select what you would like to sync (eg. email, notes, tasks, etc.).Or you can use the
gnome-calendar
application and input the tasks there, the notification calendar shows the appointments from the calendar.