On Fri, 2009-06-12 at 18:57 +0100, Paul Smith wrote: > On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 6:33 PM, Tim<ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> I do not know why system-config-display was not installed by default. > > > > Because, now, with X system that needs no xorg.conf file, because it > > always automatically correctly configures itself to suit your > > automatically detected graphics card and monitor, there's no need for > > you to have a control panel to manually set things up... > > > > Yes, I'm being sarcastic about how well it works. But that's the > > thinking behind it: It should take care of itself, automatically. So > > why bother to include a package, by default, that you won't need. > > The point is that no xorg.conf was created before I installed > system-config-display. ---- my understanding is that this is the intended behavior...to not create an xorg.conf and build it dynamically at each startup. I gather the thinking is that this will work for most people and be far less of a problem if they switch hardware (i.e, displays, keyboards, mouse, videocard, etc.). Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
