For the Install CD, 800x600 should be an adequate resolution to get through the installation. 640x480 may be insufficient, however requiring them to run displayconfig-gtk in this situation may not give a very clean usability. In this case it might be better to figure out what caused them to run in 640x480, since the problem may be something that displayconfig-gtk won't be able to fix either.
If a warning dialog is determined to be needed, that would probably be implemented easily as a short bash script using xdpyinfo to determine the resolution in use, and zenity for the warning. This could be run via the Live CD session user's .xinitrc. What do others think? I'd be happy to code up this script if it's desired. For the Live CD, yes, displayconfig-gtk will be available to reconfigure the X resolution, and the user will be able to run it even in 640x480 mode to reconfigure things. I don't know that we necessarily need to present a warning pop up in this case; that could just be added clutter, but it might be a worthwhile usability trade-off. I'd like to wait and see how users respond to having displayconfig-gtk in the system menu for Gutsy, as that alone may be sufficient. ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: None => xorg Importance: Undecided => Wishlist Status: New => Confirmed -- warn on LiveCD/installer startup about low screen resolution https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/129432 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs