Re: [PLUG] Natty is here; Update

2011-05-05 Thread Sam Hart
On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 11:09 AM, Richard C. Steffens wrote: > On 5/5/2011 7:33 AM, Word Wizard wrote: >> I'm not a big fan of the new "landscape" monitors. I use an older 4:3 20 >> inch LCD because I like the vertical space for text reading/writing >> work. I dread the day it gives out because onl

Re: [PLUG] Natty is here; Update

2011-05-05 Thread Rogan Creswick
On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 8:25 AM, Alexander Case wrote: > I'm pretty sure HP still makes those. I don't know if there are Linux > drivers for their monitors (the rotation part, that is.) xrandr handles rotations just fine (as does at least one of the gnome xrandr font-ends). Gnome settings even ha

Re: [PLUG] Natty is here; Update

2011-05-05 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 5 May 2011, Mike Connors wrote: > Besides who uses a computer for anything other than watching videos... :-( I thought that was why folks bought iPhones and their off-shoots. Rich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pd

Re: [PLUG] Natty is here; Update

2011-05-05 Thread Mike Connors
On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Word Wizard wrote: > I'm not a big fan of the new "landscape" monitors. I use an older 4:3 20 > inch LCD because I like the vertical space for text reading/writing > work. I dread the day it gives out because only the band-aid form-factor > monitors seem to be avail

Re: [PLUG] Natty is here; Update

2011-05-05 Thread Russell Johnson
On May 5, 2011, at 7:33 AM, Word Wizard wrote: > I'm not a big fan of the new "landscape" monitors. I use an older 4:3 20 > inch LCD because I like the vertical space for text reading/writing > work What's really cool about the widescreen monitors is that you can have two pages, side by side

Re: [PLUG] Natty is here; Update

2011-05-05 Thread Alexander Case
I'm pretty sure HP still makes those. I don't know if there are Linux drivers for their monitors (the rotation part, that is.) On May 5, 2011 8:11 AM, "Richard C. Steffens" wrote: On 5/5/2011 7:33 AM, Word Wizard wrote: > I'm not a big fan of the new "landscape" monitors. I use a... There used t

Re: [PLUG] Natty is here; Update

2011-05-05 Thread Richard C. Steffens
On 5/5/2011 7:33 AM, Word Wizard wrote: > I'm not a big fan of the new "landscape" monitors. I use an older 4:3 20 > inch LCD because I like the vertical space for text reading/writing > work. I dread the day it gives out because only the band-aid form-factor > monitors seem to be available now. Th

Re: [PLUG] Natty is here; Update

2011-05-05 Thread Word Wizard
I'm not a big fan of the new "landscape" monitors. I use an older 4:3 20 inch LCD because I like the vertical space for text reading/writing work. I dread the day it gives out because only the band-aid form-factor monitors seem to be available now. They don't deliver the vertical size I like wi

Re: [PLUG] Natty is here; Update

2011-05-04 Thread Erik Lane
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 4:36 PM, Word Wizard wrote: > > > Now that Natty seems to have settled down, apparently it does deliver > performance superior to its predecessors. Whether due to the new > compiz-based graphics instead of mutter or some other change I can't say > but display speed is notic

Re: [PLUG] Natty is here; Update

2011-05-04 Thread Word Wizard
Update on Ubuntu 11.4 install Regarding my previous fine whines about the bugs in the latest Ubuntu release, Natty 11.4, out of fairness I felt I should present my subsequent experiences with the Unity desktop version. The display bugs and performance disappointments I encountered upon first