Re: external monitor defaults in 8.10
Olá Ian e a todos. On Tuesday 18 November 2008 22:31:28 Ian Lynch wrote: On my IBM R40e Fn F7 does nothing - in fact none of the function keys work at all! Install keytouch and keytouth-editor and costumize them for your needs. I just did that last week for a EeePC, and sumibted my new keyboard profile to the dev. -- BUGabundo :o) (``-_-´´) http://LinuxNoDEI.BUGabundo.net Linux user #443786GPG key 1024D/A1784EBB My new micro-blog @ http://BUGabundo.net ps. My emails tend to sound authority and aggressive. I'm sorry in advance. I'll try to be more assertive as time goes by... signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: external monitor defaults in 8.10
On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 10:31:28PM +, Ian Lynch wrote: On my IBM R40e Fn F7 does nothing - in fact none of the function keys work at all! After a lot of messing around I have managed to get output to a data projector to work but the local screen is very dim and Power Manager Brightness Applet 2.24.0 has no effect and neither do the Fn Home or end buttons. Turns out the R40e has an amusingly broken BIOS that results in the kernel listening for events in the wrong place. Should be fixed in the upstream kernel before too long. -- Matthew Garrett | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
external monitor defaults in 8.10
Howdy, I was very excited by the new options for screen resolutions and external displays in Intrepid, very good for us mobile laptop users who frequently plug into a variety of monitors. Yay extended desktops! But one thing has been lost: the simple default of plugging an external monitor into my laptop, pressing fn+F7, and seeing a mirrored display at the external display's native resolution. In 8.10, in order to get the external monitor in non-extended mode (mirrored) at its native resolution, I have to: * Go to System - Preferences - Screen Resolution * Enable the external monitor and guess at its native resolution * Disable the internal laptop monitor (since mirroring at resolutions higher than the internal resolution is no longer possible) Then when I unplug the external monitor, I have to be sure to re-enable the internal display first, or I'll be left with no screen. The defaults ought to work the way they did in 8.04: pressing fn-F7 (or whatever detect displays is on your laptop) should mirror the displays to the external monitor's resolution; this is a sensible default for projectors and desktop displays of all sizes. Then, Ubuntu should remember whatever setup you subsequently configure, and default to that each time you plug into the same type of monitor in the future. For laptops, Ubuntu should never leave you without a screen -- unplugging an external monitor should always re-enable the internal one. Thanks for the good work, y'all! cheers, Charlie p.s. Should it matter, I'm using a Lenovo X61s with the latest Ubuntu 8.10. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: external monitor defaults in 8.10
On Tue, 2008-11-18 at 17:05 -0500, Charlie DeTar wrote: Howdy, I was very excited by the new options for screen resolutions and external displays in Intrepid, very good for us mobile laptop users who frequently plug into a variety of monitors. Yay extended desktops! But one thing has been lost: the simple default of plugging an external monitor into my laptop, pressing fn+F7, and seeing a mirrored display at the external display's native resolution. On my IBM R40e Fn F7 does nothing - in fact none of the function keys work at all! After a lot of messing around I have managed to get output to a data projector to work but the local screen is very dim and Power Manager Brightness Applet 2.24.0 has no effect and neither do the Fn Home or end buttons. In 8.10, in order to get the external monitor in non-extended mode (mirrored) at its native resolution, I have to: * Go to System - Preferences - Screen Resolution * Enable the external monitor and guess at its native resolution * Disable the internal laptop monitor (since mirroring at resolutions higher than the internal resolution is no longer possible) Then when I unplug the external monitor, I have to be sure to re-enable the internal display first, or I'll be left with no screen. If I put my machine into hibernate or suspend, the screen goes blank and even the on/off switch doesn't wok. I had to remove the battery! The defaults ought to work the way they did in 8.04: pressing fn-F7 (or whatever detect displays is on your laptop) should mirror the displays to the external monitor's resolution; this is a sensible default for projectors and desktop displays of all sizes. Then, Ubuntu should remember whatever setup you subsequently configure, and default to that each time you plug into the same type of monitor in the future. For laptops, Ubuntu should never leave you without a screen -- And even more so without any way of shutting down. unplugging an external monitor should always re-enable the internal one. Thanks for the good work, y'all! cheers, Charlie p.s. Should it matter, I'm using a Lenovo X61s with the latest Ubuntu 8.10. I'm on an IBM R40e with Ubuntu 8.10 and all the latest updates. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications A new approach to assessment for learning www.theINGOTs.org - 01827 305940 You have received this email from the following company: The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
