On Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:32:17 -0700, Phil Meyer wrote: > The concept now days is to let X figure out most things, ie: driver and > display basic parameters, and then let the user tweak the settings. > > So the new way is: gnome-display-properties OK, that would make sense if it worked. > it works quite well and is patterned after the vendor supplied programs > that show icons of your displays and allow you to configure them. Not here, it doesn't. > The downside to this approach is that each user has to do their own. Standard doctrine: fine in theory. > The upside is that each user can set them differently. If only each could also set them anywhere near well. > System/Preferences/Monitors That thing?! Surely you jest. I can't get it to realize anything over 1024x768 exists. Even the oldest of my PCs used to do fine with 1280x1024 -- and this monitor can stretch that up to 1680x1050. In fact, my setting in xorg.conf has long been 1280x1024 for exactly that reason. The Germans have a word for this : Verschlimmbesserung. It means making things worse by trying or purporting to make them better. -- Beartooth Staffwright, Neo-Redneck Not Quite Clueless Power User I have precious (very precious!) little idea where up is. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
