are we dealing with here and what OS version is it running?
Whatever it is, take a look at the monitor preference pane and make sure that it is set to something around 1024 X 768 with millions of colors.
If this is a CRT display, take a look at the Geometry settings. Try to make the visible portion of the screen appear inside the plastic surround. There should be a black space between the plastic bezel and the actual picture.
If you have an LCD on that G4, there is not a lot you can do with the geometry. Just check the resolution.
Have you installed anything new lately?
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Having turned on my G4 today I've noticed that the display has gone weird on me.
It appears that the desktop is slightly too big for the screen and when I move the cursor the desktop moves. Hard to explain without seeing it, but imagine I put the cursor in the top right corner of the screen, the bottom left of the screen disappears and vice versa. As I move the cursor around the screen, the desktop moves very slightly to compensate all the time.
It's incredibly annoying and I can't find a solution, or a reason why it's happening.
Can anybody offer any advice?

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