On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:57:09 +0100 "hannes.janet...@gmail.com" <hannes.janet...@googlemail.com> said:
> Hi, > > On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 3:25 AM, Jackson <jack...@objectivelytrue.com> wrote: > > Hey gents, > > I'm using an old thinkpad and trying to get e17 screen rotation to work. > > A simple workaround seems to be that I could write a toggle script to get > > and set the Resolution settings -> Screen rotation config option, binding it > > to the laptop's screen rotation button, but I cannot figure out how to get > > or set the config option outside the gui. > > > > I know enlightenment_remote has been deprecated. Is this the sort of thing > > dbus can be used for? I've never used dbus and don't know of any other > > potential tools for doing this job, really... if anyone knows anything that > > might help push me in the right direction, I'd love to hear about it. > > > you can set all screen options also with xrandr utility. if you found > the right options you can add a keybinding to 'launch->command' > action with that options. sth like 'xrandr --output LVDS1 --rotate > left'. hope this helps for now. yeah. x itself already provides a cmdline util, so no need for e to duplicate it. what would be more up e's alley is a module that can listen to all these rotation things. some hardware has an acpi button or x key that will be pressed or some gpio line if you flip/rotate the screen, there is some connector that figures it out and can signal you. on tablets and phones there are accelerometers too that can tell you orientation. what kind of rotation button is it? is it just like a key that you press and the screen rotates clockwise (or anti-clockwise) by 90 degrees? 2 buttons (to rotate +90 or -90) or 4 buttons to select one of 4 rotations (0, 90, 180, 270), or some slider/switch to select between them? -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) ras...@rasterman.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
