Thanks again lembas, I'll have a go at upgrading my kernel. A question about
kernels, what are linux-generic-headers packages, and why are they sometimes
held back when I run sudo apt-get upgrade?
Magic Banana, thanks for the clarification about Compiz. Why has it not been
included in Trisquel 7? Stability problems? Nonfree dependencies? Other?
I'm just testing Trisquel 7 with my external flat-screen display (Dell),
which plugged into my Acer (see above) via VGA. Still using Metacity. The
performance is actually just the same as on 6.
Using the Display applet in System Settings, the Dell has 4 resolution
options available, the built-in screen has 2. If I set the built-in screen to
the lesser of the two options (800x600 4:3), and the Dell to the second
highest option (1152x864 4:3), everything seems to work ok. I can only use
the best option on the Dell (1280x1024 5:4) if I turn off the built-in screen
completely. I can use the best option on the built-in screen (1024x600 16:9),
which is better for the shape of the screen, but I have to change the Dell
down to 1024x768 4:3.
If I try to put both screens on the better option, or change the built-in
screen up without changing the Dell down the desktops are visible, but
display response slows to a crawl. I'm assuming that's because either my CPU
or graphics chips are not up to the job, but I'd love to discover I'm wrong
about that :)
